banderilla

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: băn'-də-rēʹ-ə, IPA(key): /ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.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): /bandeˈɾiʝa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /bandeˈɾiʎa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /bandeˈɾiʃa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /bandeˈɾiʒa/ [bãn̪.d̪eˈɾi.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • 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