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English
Etymology
From Spanish cuadrilla (“team”). Doublet of quadrille.
Noun
cuadrilla (plural cuadrillas)
- (bullfighting) The team which supports the matador.
Translations
team which supports the matador
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cuadrilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwaˈdɾiɟa/
- Rhymes: -iɟa
- Hyphenation: cua‧dri‧lla
Noun
cuadrilla m (plural cuadrillas)
- team, crew of workers, specially those working on construction or agriculture
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuadrilla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuadrilla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuadrilla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
From cuadro + -illa (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kwaˈdɾiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kwaˈdɾiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kwaˈdɾiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kwaˈdɾiʒa/
- Syllabification: cua‧dri‧lla
Noun
cuadrilla f (plural cuadrillas)
- crew, team
1867, Jorge Isaacs, María:Mandé orden al capitán de la cuadrilla de esclavos para que aquella noche la trajese a rezar en casa.- I ordered the captain of the slave crew to bring her home to pray that night
- gang (number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose)
- Synonym: pandilla
- (derogatory) gang (group of criminals or alleged criminals)
- (bullfighting) cuadrilla
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