Banderilla

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Banderilla \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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  banderilla
       n : a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders
           of the bull during a bull fight