banderilla

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US/ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/

noun

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

OriginSpanish banderilla →
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Meanings

nounbanderilla (plural banderillas)

plural banderillas

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

Origin

  1. Spanishbanderilla
  2. Englishbanderilla

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

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Translations

Catalan banderilla
  • banderilladecorated barbed stick used in bullfighting
French banderille
  • banderilledecorated barbed stick used in bullfighting
Polish banderilla
  • banderilladecorated barbed stick used in bullfighting
Portuguese bandarilha
  • bandarilhadecorated barbed stick used in bullfighting
Spanish banderilla
  • banderilladecorated barbed stick used in bullfighting
Cite this entry
APA

banderilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banderilla

MLA

“banderilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banderilla. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banderilla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banderilla.

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