cuadrilla

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noun

The team which supports the matador.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nouncuadrilla (plural cuadrillas)

plural cuadrillas

  1. bullfightingThe team which supports the matador.

Origin

  1. Spanishcuadrilla“team”
  2. Englishcuadrilla

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

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Translations

French quadrille
  • quadrilleteam which supports the matador
Spanish cuadrilla
  • cuadrillateam which supports the matador
Cite this entry
APA

cuadrilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuadrilla

MLA

“cuadrilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuadrilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuadrilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuadrilla.

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