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banderilla

/ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-der-il-la
IPA
/ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish banderilla, from bandera (“banner”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/

Inflected Forms

banderillas (plural)

Derived Forms

banderillero

Questions

How do you pronounce banderilla?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/.
What does banderilla mean?
A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.
Where does banderilla come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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