Jallikattu

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A practice or celebration, mainly in India, in which a bull is released and individuals attempt to restrain it.

Origin

• Borrowed from Tamil ஜல்லிக்கட்டு, a variant of சல்லிக்கட்டு, from சல்லி + கட்டு, which refers to a prize of coins that are tied to the bull's horns and that participants attempt to retrieve.