banderilla
ban·de·ri·lla
noun \ˌban-də-ˈrē(l)-yə\Definition of BANDERILLA
: a decorated barbed dart that the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulders of the bull in a bullfight
Origin of BANDERILLA
Spanish, diminutive of bandera banner, probably from Old Occitan bandiera
First Known Use: 1789
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