banderilla

[ban-duh-ree-uh, -reel-yuh, bahn-de-ree-lyah, -yah] / ˌbæn dəˈri ə, -ˈril yə, ˌbɑn dɛˈri lyɑ, -yɑ /

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas

STRONG

arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk flamethrower harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade

WEAK

anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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For the banderilla: In a medium bowl, combine mojo picón and Manchego cheese, stirring to coat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2018

And the smile was as a banderilla to her niece's goaded spirit.

From New Faces by Neagle, Charles F.

In one of Goya's bull-fighting sketches, we may see a Moor, with a cloak on the left arm, and a dart in the right hand, practising the suerte de banderilla.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)

One of them steps to within speaking distance of the animal, and holding a banderilla in each hand lifted above his head, stamps his foot and shouts insulting words.

From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

The jaunty insouciance of the young range-rider irritated him as a banderilla goads a bull in the ring.

From Steve Yeager by Raine, William MacLeod

banderilla

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