cuadrilla

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish cuadrilla (“team”). Doublet of quadrille. === Noun === cuadrilla (plural cuadrillas) (bullfighting) The team which supports the matador. ==== Translations ==== == Galician == === Alternative forms === quadrilha (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish cuadrilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kwaˈdɾiɟa/ [kwaˈð̞ɾi.ɟɐ] Rhymes: -iɟa Hyphenation: cua‧dri‧lla === Noun === cuadrilla m (plural cuadrillas) team, crew of workers, specially those working on construction or agriculture === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuadrilla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuadrilla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuadrilla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “cuadrilla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From cuadro + -illa (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: cua‧dri‧lla === Noun === cuadrilla f (plural cuadrillas) crew, team gang (number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose) Synonym: pandilla (derogatory) gang (group of criminals or alleged criminals) (bullfighting) cuadrilla (Basque Country) a comarca of the province of Álava ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: quadrilla → English: cuadrilla → Portuguese: quadrilha === Further reading === “cuadrilla”, 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