Estocada
[es-tuh-kah-duh; Spanish es-taw-kah-th ah] /ˌɛs təˈkɑ də; Spanish ˌɛs tɔˈkɑ ðɑ/
noun
1.
the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
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