English edit

 
A bullfighter with two banderillas.

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) enPR: băn'-də-rēʹ-ə, IPA(key): /ˌbæn.də.ˈɹiː.jə/

Noun edit

banderilla (plural banderillas)

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

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Translations edit

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish banderilla.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

banderilla f (plural banderilles)

  1. banderilla

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Further reading edit

Galician edit

Noun edit

banderilla f (plural banderillas)

  1. banderilla

Derived terms edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From bandera +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bandeˈɾiʝa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bandeˈɾiʎa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bandeˈɾiʃa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bandeˈɾiʒa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʒa]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: ban‧de‧ri‧lla

Noun edit

banderilla f (plural banderillas)

  1. banderilla (decorated barbed stick)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: banderilla
  • Catalan: banderilla
  • Polish: banderilla

Further reading edit