banderillero

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English

A banderillero in traditional costume.

Etymology

From Spanish banderillero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbændəɹiːˈjeəɹəʊ/

Noun

banderillero (plural banderilleros)

  1. (bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who uses banderillas.
    • 1959, “In Old Mexico”, Tom Lehrer (music):
      I cheered at the banderilleros’ display / as they stuck the bull in their own clever way […]

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banderillero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑ̃.de.ʁi.je.ʁo/

Noun

banderillero m (plural banderilleros)

  1. (bullfighting) banderillero

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From banderilla +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bandeɾiˈʝeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /bandeɾiˈʎeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bandeɾiˈʃeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bandeɾiˈʒeɾo/

  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ban‧de‧ri‧lle‧ro

Noun

banderillero m (plural banderilleros)

  1. (bullfighting) banderillero
  2. (by extension) lackey, lickspittle

Descendants

  • → English: banderillero
  • → French: banderillero

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