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banderilla
(bän′de rēl′yä)
noun
any of several barbed darts with little streamers attached to them, that the banderillero sticks into the neck and shoulders of the bull
Origin: Sp, dim. of bandera, akin to Fr bannière < VL *bandaria: see banner
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noun
A decorated barbed dart that is thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder muscles by a banderillero in a bullfight.
Origin:
Origin: Spanish
Origin: , diminutive of bandera, banner
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *bandāria; see banner
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