Meanings
nounbanderillero (plural banderilleros)
plural banderilleros
- bullfightingA member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas.
I cheered at the banderilleros’ display / as they stuck the bull in their own clever way[…]
1959, “In Old Mexico”, Tom Lehrer (music)
Origin
- Spanishbanderillero
- Englishbanderillero
From Spanish banderillero.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French banderillero, bandérilléro
- banderilleroone who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck
- bandérilléroone who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck
Spanish banderillero
- banderilleroone who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck
Swedish banderillero
- banderilleroone who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck
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