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cuadrilla

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish cuadrilla (“team”). Doublet of quadrille.

Noun

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cuadrilla (plural cuadrillas)

  1. (bullfighting) The team which supports the matador.

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cuadrilla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cuadrilla m (plural cuadrillas)

  1. team, crew of workers, specially those working on construction or agriculture

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From cuadro +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kwaˈdɾiʝa/ [kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kwaˈdɾiʎa/ [kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kwaˈdɾiʃa/ [kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kwaˈdɾiʒa/ [kwaˈð̞ɾi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: cua‧dri‧lla

Noun

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cuadrilla f (plural cuadrillas)

  1. crew, team
    • 1867, Jorge Isaacs, María:
      Mandé orden al capitán de la cuadrilla de esclavos para que aquella noche la trajese a rezar en casa.
      I ordered the captain of the slave crew to bring her home to pray that night
  2. gang (number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose)
    Synonym: pandilla
  3. (derogatory) gang (group of criminals or alleged criminals)
  4. (bullfighting) cuadrilla

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Catalan: quadrilla
  • → English: cuadrilla
  • → Portuguese: quadrilha

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