banderilla
[ ban-duh-ree-uh, -reel-yuh; Spanish bahn-de-ree-lyah, -yah ]
/ ˌbæn dəˈri ə, -ˈril yə; Spanish ˌbɑn dɛˈri lyɑ, -yɑ /
noun, plural ban·de·ril·las [ban-duh-ree-uh z, -reel-yuh z; Spanish bahn-de-ree-lyahs, -yahs] /ˌbæn dəˈri əz, -ˈril yəz; Spanish ˌbɑn dɛˈri lyɑs, -yɑs/.
an ornamented dart with barbs used by banderilleros for sticking into the neck or shoulder of the bull.
Origin of banderilla
Words nearby banderilla
banded purple,
banded rattlesnake,
bandelet,
bandelier,
bandello,
banderilla,
banderillero,
banderole,
bandersnatch,
bandfile,
bandgap
Example sentences from the Web for banderilla
And the smile was as a banderilla to her niece's goaded spirit.
New Faces |Myra KellyThese touch-and-go experiments form no part of the strict duties of the chulo; his exclusive province is the banderilla.
The jaunty insouciance of the young range-rider irritated him as a banderilla goads a bull in the ring.
Steve Yeager |William MacLeod RaineNacional, with the banderilla in his hand, attracted the bull to the centre of the plaza.
The Blood of the Arena |Vicente Blasco Ibez
British Dictionary definitions for banderilla
banderilla
/ (ˌbændəˈriːə, -ˈriːljə) /
noun
bullfighting
a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
Word Origin for banderilla
Spanish, literally: a little banner, from
bandera
banner