banderillero

noun

the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight

Roots

banderabander- · Spanish · banner, flag illaill- · Spanish · diminutive ero-ero · Spanish · agent, one who

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