Definitions for banderillas

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banderillas ban·de·ril·la

Spelling: [ban-duh-ree-uh, -reel-y

IPA: /ˌbæn dəˈri ə, -ˈril yə; Spanish ˌbɑn dɛˈri lyɑ, -yɑ/

Banderillas is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 1264 anagrams from letters in banderillas (aabdeillnrs).

Definitions for banderillas

noun

1. an ornamented dart with barbs used by banderilleros for sticking into the neck or shoulder of the bull.

Origin of banderillas

1790-1800; Spanish, equivalent to bander(a) banner + -illa diminutive suffix Latin

Examples for banderillas

Next to them are the banderilleros; and the dart adorned with many colored ribbons is called a banderilla.

And the smile was as a banderilla to her niece's goaded spirit.

The jaunty insouciance of the young range-rider irritated him as a banderilla goads a bull in the ring.

These touch-and-go experiments form no part of the strict duties of the chulo; his exclusive province is the banderilla.

Nacional, with the banderilla in his hand, attracted the bull to the centre of the plaza.