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cuadrilla

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[kwah-dree-yuh, -dreel-yuh, kwah-three-lyah, -three-yah] / kwɑˈdri yə, -ˈdril yə, kwɑˈðri lyɑ, -ˈðri yɑ /

noun

plural

cuadrillas

  1. the group of assistants serving a matador in a bullfight, consisting of three banderilleros and two picadors.

Etymology

Origin of cuadrilla

1835–45; < Spanish: group, gang (originally one of four groups), diminutive of cuadra < Latin quadra side of a square

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