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) (bullfighting) A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders. ==== Derived terms ==== banderillero ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish banderilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bən.dəˈɾi.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ban.deˈɾi.ʎa] === Noun === banderilla f (plural banderilles) banderilla ==== Derived terms ==== banderiller === Further reading === “banderilla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Noun === banderilla f (plural banderillas) banderilla ==== Derived terms ==== banderilleiro == Spanish == === Etymology === From bandera +‎ -illa. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: ban‧de‧ri‧lla === Noun === banderilla f (plural banderillas) banderilla (decorated barbed stick) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: banderilla → Catalan: banderilla → Polish: banderilla === Further reading === “banderilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025