encierro

confinement

noun en-SYEH-rroh Rare

Also means

bull-pen

Usage Note

Encierro has two very distinct uses: it means confinement or lockdown in general (including the COVID encierro), and it specifically refers to the running of the bulls (el encierro de San Fermín in Pamplona) where bulls are driven through the streets into the bullring. The context always disambiguates. The verb is encerrar (to lock in, to confine).

Examples

"El encierro de Pamplona atrae a miles de turistas."

Natural Translation

The bull run in Pamplona attracts thousands of tourists.

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