toril

From Spanish toril.

toril (plural torils)

1. A bullpen, especially one attached to a bullfighting arena where the bull is held prior to the fight.

• triol, Triol, litro, Tirol, lirot

Borrowed from Spanish toril. Related to taureau; for the suffix, compare chenil.

• IPA^(key): /tɔ.ʁil/

toril

1. bullpen

• “toril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From toro +‎ -il.

• IPA^(key): /toˈɾil/ [t̪oˈɾil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: to‧ril

toril m (plural toriles)

1. bullpen

• “toril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024