Meaning of juego de cañas | Babel Free

Definitions

A Spanish and Latin American game in which participants on horseback attempt to hit one another with canes.

historical, uncountable

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Examples

“After our breakfaſt, the Indian ſhewed us a little ſport in the Market place, running races on horſe-back, and playing at Iuego de Canna’s^([sic]), which is to meet on horſeback, with broad Targets to defend their heads and ſhoulders while paſſing by they hurley Canes,or darts one at another, which thoſe Indians acted with great dexterity.”

“the juego de cañas was above all an aesthetic performance featuring elaborate meaneuvers on horseback and involving little actual violence”

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