coleta

When he bent to kiss Penny's hand, I saw that at the nape of his neck he had a long tuft of hair carefully dressed in the little knot known as the coleta.

Mexico Michener, James 1992

One of the saddest days in a matador's life comes when, to the accompaniment of 'Las Golondrinas/that incredibly lovely song of farewell, he marches to the middle of the arena during his last fight to allow the next senior matador to take a long pair of shears and cut his coleta, signifying that The House of Tile 607 his life as a matador has ended.

Mexico Michener, James 1992

So when I saw that young Pepe was already wearing the coleta, I knew he took his profession seriously and that Penny was in the presence of a real torero.

Mexico Michener, James 1992

He was a handsome man who would soon 'cut his coleta/the ritual act signifying his formal retirement from bullfighting; it consisted of cutting the wisp of hair matadors wear at the nape of the neck.

Mexico Michener, James 1992

He looked pale, and his coleta pinned forward on his head, so that it would not show under the cap, gave him a strange look.

The Short Stories Ernest Hemingway 1953

"TZUC: copete ô coleta de cabellos; ô de crines de caballo, ô las barbas que echa el maiz por arriba estando en la mazorca; y la cabeza que tienen algunas hachas y martillos en contra del tajo, y la cabeza del horcon, y las nubes levantadas en alto y que dan que denotan segun dice tempestad de agua.

The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Various 1868