veronica

Meaning

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

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

Synonyms

speedwell

Translations

véronique

veronica

verónica

veronica

verônica

ereprijs

veronica

زهرة الحواشي

Ehrenpreis

veronika

Veronica

yavşanotu

فيرونيكا

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vəˈɹɒnɪkə/

Etymology

Named after Saint Veronica.