| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| banderilla |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ban·de·ril·la |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n d -r  , -rly |
| NOUN: | A decorated barbed dart that is thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder muscles by a banderillero in a bullfight. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Spanish, diminutive of bandera, banner, from Vulgar Latin *band ria. See banner.
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