BANDERILLA

banderilla

(noun) a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

banderilla (plural banderillas)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ban`de*ril"la, n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See Banner, and cf. Banderole.]

Definition: A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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