banderilla

English

A bullfighter with two banderillas.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: băn'-də-rēʹ-ə, IPA(key): /ˌbæn.də.ˈɹiː.jə/

Noun

banderilla (plural banderillas)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banderilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

banderilla f (plural banderilles)

  1. banderilla

Derived terms

  • banderiller

Further reading

Galician

Noun

banderilla f (plural banderillas)

  1. banderilla

Derived terms

  • banderilleiro

Spanish

Etymology

From bandera + -illa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bandeˈɾiʝa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bandeˈɾiʎa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bandeˈɾiʃa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bandeˈɾiʒa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʒa]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: ban‧de‧ri‧lla

Noun

banderilla f (plural banderillas)

  1. banderilla (decorated barbed stick)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: banderilla
  • Catalan: banderilla
  • Polish: banderilla

Further reading

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