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veronica

Pronunciation: /vəˈɹɒnɪkə/

The English word “veronica” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
  2. A circular swinging movement of the cape, used to avoid the bull.
  3. A flower of the genus Veronica, usually having blue petals.

verb

  1. To draw a muleta over and away from a bull's face in bullfighting.

Etymology

Named after Saint Veronica.

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