English Explanatory Dictionary

Jallikattu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A practice or celebration, mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.

Word forms

Jallikattu Jallikkattu Sallikattu Sallikkattu

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு (jallikkaṭṭu), a variant of சல்லிக்கட்டு (callikkaṭṭu), from சல்லி (calli, “coins”) + கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “package”), which refers to a prize of coins that are tied to the bull's horns and that participants attempt to retrieve.

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