verónica
B2 · noun · f
veronica
🐂🌿 verónica = Saint Veronica's cloth wiping a face, like the cape passed over the bull
Verónica comes from Saint Veronica, who wiped Jesus' face with a cloth. The bullfighting pass is named for the matador holding the cape out in the same spread-cloth way. The plant speedwell shares the name, as a flower tied to the saint.