noun, feminine/ɛs.tɔ.kad/plural: estocades
the mortal impalement of a bull; a sudden and violent attack; a stroke with the tip of the sword
Inherited from Middle French estoquade. Borrowed from Spanish estocada, ultimately from Italian stoccata.
/ɛs.tɔ.kad/
the mortal impalement of a bull; a sudden and violent attack; a stroke with the tip of the sword
Inherited from Middle French estoquade. Borrowed from Spanish estocada, ultimately from Italian stoccata.