banderilla

banderilla
feminine noun
1. banderilla (bullfighting), = barbed dart thrust into bull's back
2. = hors d'oeuvre of pickles and olives on a cocktail stick

banderilla [ban-day-reel’-lyah]
noun
1. A small dart with a banderole, thrust into the nape of a bull. (f)
  • Poner a uno una banderilla -> (Met.) to taunt, to ridicule to revile, to vex
2. Swindle. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
3. Savory appetizer (tapa en bar). (Culinary) (m)

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