banderilla

English - English

Definition of banderilla in English English dictionary

A stick with a sharp end and a decorated end, which a bullfighter stick into the bull's back

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

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

{i} decorated barbed dart pushed and stuck into the bull's neck or shoulders during a bullfight

Hyphenation

ban·de·ril·la

Etymology

() From Spanish banderilla