In bullfighting|lang=en terms the difference between banderilla and banderillero
is that banderilla is (bullfighting) a stick with a sharp end and a decorated end, which a bullfighter stick into the bull's back while banderillero is (bullfighting) a member of the cuadrilla who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck.
As nouns the difference between banderilla and banderillero
is that banderilla is (bullfighting) a stick with a sharp end and a decorated end, which a bullfighter stick into the bull's back while banderillero is (bullfighting) a member of the cuadrilla who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck.
banderilla
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(bullfighting) A stick with a sharp end and a decorated end, which a bullfighter stick into the bull's back.
Derived terms
* banderillero
banderillero
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(bullfighting) A member of the cuadrilla who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck.
* {{quote-song, year = 1959
, title = In Old Mexico
, composer = (
Tom Lehrer)
, passage = I cheered at the
banderilleros ’ display / as they stuck the bull in their own clever way
}}