banderilla
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish banderilla, from bandera (“banner”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banderilla (plural banderillas)
- (bullfighting) A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish banderilla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
banderilla f (plural banderilles)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “banderilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Noun edit
banderilla f (plural banderillas)
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Syllabification: ban‧de‧ri‧lla
Noun edit
banderilla f (plural banderillas)
- banderilla (decorated barbed stick)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: banderilla
- → Catalan: banderilla
- → Polish: banderilla
Further reading edit
- “banderilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014