Plural of bullring; arenas where bullfights are held, or metal rings pierced through a bull's nose for control.
Compound of 'bull' (Old English bula) + 'ring' (Old English hring). Originally referred to the nose rings used to control bulls, then to the circular arenas built for bull fighting.
Spanish bullrings aren't just random arenas—they're built with specific mathematical proportions dating back to Roman amphitheaters, and the oldest one still in use, the Real Maestranza in Seville, has hosted fights for over 250 years!
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