banderilla
Americannoun
plural
banderillasnoun
Etymology
Origin of banderilla
First recorded in 1790–1800; from Spanish, equivalent to bander(a) “flag, standard, banner” + -illa diminutive suffix, from Latin; banner
Example Sentences
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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.
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.
From Time
In celebration, the story goes, the quintessentially Peruvian condor was set like a living banderilla to torment the imperial bull.
From New York Times
In one of Goya's bull-fighting sketches, we may see a Moor, with a cloak on the left arm, and a dart in the right hand, practising the suerte de banderilla.
From Project Gutenberg
A banderillero now advances with a pair of the banderillas, or barbed darts, before mentioned.
From Project Gutenberg
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