English Explanatory Dictionary

banderilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.

Pronunciation

băn'-də-rēʹ-ə /ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/

Word forms

banderilla banderillas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banderilla, from bandera (“banner”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Derived words

banderillero
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