cuadrilla
Americannoun
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cuadrillas
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cuadrilla
1835–45; < Spanish: group, gang (originally one of four groups), diminutive of cuadra < Latin quadra side of a square
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Then one probably becomes apprenticed to a cuadrilla, or troupe, under some great matador.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a cuadrilla there are positions to be won.
From Time Magazine Archive
For several years most generous offers had been made El Tigre to bring his cuadrilla to Mexico, but, surfeited with fame and rolling in riches, he had declined them.
From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Edgar Beecher Bronson
First the cuadrilla, then the alguazil, chulos, banderilleros—all covered with spangles and gold lace; and the picadors with their pointed lances with which to goad the bull.
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
You appear to take me for the noted Carrasco; and my people, no doubt, for a cuadrilla of salteadores?
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
Ernesto Rey, the cattleman, has ridden in the cuadrillas since 1970 as a Galán, or Spaniard.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Each horseman inherits his role from an older male relative, making the cuadrillas, as the battles are called, the domain of just a few families.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Thanks to their outreach in San Martín, they had been invited in November to march in the annual parade celebrating the cuadrillas.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
As there are always two matadors with their respective cuadrillas engaged, this makes in all fourteen bull-fighters.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
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