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Meaning of BANDERILLA

Pronunciation:  `bandu'reeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight
 
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 See Also: dart

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ban`de*ril"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See
{Banner}, and cf. {Banderole}.]
A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero
thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.
 

 

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