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banderilla

[ ban-duh-ree-uh, -reel-yuh; Spanish bahn-de-ree-lyah, -yah ]

noun

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


banderilla

/ ËŒbændəˈriËÉ™; -ˈriËljÉ™ /

noun

  1. bullfighting a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of banderilla1

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Spanish, equivalent to bander(a) “flag, standard, banner†+ -illa diminutive suffix, from Latin; banner
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of banderilla1

Spanish, literally: a little banner, from bandera banner
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It also says that bullfights should be adjusted immediately so that the animals aren’t killed in arenas or attacked with pikes and handheld harpoons called banderillas.

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Using thin skewers or long toothpicks, assemble 16 banderillas, threading 1 cheese cube, 1 quail egg, 1 cornichon, 1 pickled onion, and 1 piquillo strip on each.

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The animals are not weakened by banderillas – darts which stab the bull in the neck and shoulders before the kill.

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As far as Kantner’s volatile sensibilities were concerned, blue uniforms were like a flaring red cape to a thrice-gored bull still smarting from the banderillas.

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In celebration, the story goes, the quintessentially Peruvian condor was set like a living banderilla to torment the imperial bull.

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