CUADRILLA

Meaning of CUADRILLA in English

[ kwɒ'dri:ljə , -'dri:jə ]

■ noun a matador's team.

Origin

C19: Sp.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CUADRILLA — noun Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of cuadra square, from Latin quadra Date: 1893 the team assisting the matador in the bullring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUADRILLA — kwäˈdrē(y)ə, -ēlyə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, division of an army into 4 parts for distribution of booty, group …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUADRILLA — /kwah dree"yeuh, -dreel"yeuh/ ; Sp. /kwah dhrddee"lyah, -dhrddee"yah/ , n. , pl. cuadrillas /-dree"yeuhz, -dreel"yeuhz/ ; Sp. /-dhrddee"lyahs, -dhrddee"yahs/ . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUADRILLA — noun Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of cuadra square, from Latin quadra Date: 1893 : the team assisting the matador in the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUADRILLA — [cua.dri.lla] n [Sp, dim. of cuadra square, fr. L quadra] (1893): the team assisting the matador in the bullring
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CUADRILLA — n. Pronunciation: kwä- ' dr ē -y ə , - ' dr ē l- Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TORERO — noun (plural -ros) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin taurarius bullfighter, from Latin taurus bull Date: 1728 a matador or a member …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUADRILLE — I. noun Etymology: French, group of knights engaged in a carousel, from Spanish cuadrilla troop, from diminutive of cuadra square, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUADRILLE — I. kwäˈdril, k(w)əˈ- sometimes kwȯˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, four-handed form of ombre, group of knights engaging in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORERO — təˈre(ˌ)rō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Late Latin taurarius, from Latin taurus bull + -arius -ary : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICADOR — ˈpikəˌdȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə) noun ( plural picadors -rz, -(ə)z ; or picado·res ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdȯˌrēz, -dōˌ-, -rās) Etymology: Spanish, from picado (past participle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUADRILLERO — ˌkwädrə̇(l)ˈye(ˌ)rō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from cuadrilla + -ero -er : a member of the cuadrilla
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUADRILLE — quadrille 1 /kwo dril", kweuh-, keuh-/ , n. 1. a square dance for four couples, consisting of five parts or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUADRILLE — I. kwä-ˈdril, kwə-, kə- noun Etymology: French, group of knights engaged in a carousel, from Spanish cuadrilla troop, from diminutive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORERO — noun ( plural -ros ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin taurarius bullfighter, from Latin taurus bull Date: 1728 : a matador …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUADRILLE — ~ 1 [ kwɒ'drɪl ] ■ noun a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five figures, each …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TORERO — [to.re.ro] n, pl -ros [Sp, fr. L taurarius bullfighter, fr. L taurus bull] (1728): a matador or a member of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUADRILLE — [qua.drille] n [F, group of knights engaged in a carousel, fr. Sp cuadrilla troop, fr. dim. of cuadra square, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUADRILLE — / kwəˈdrɪl; NAmE / noun a dance for four or more couples in a square, popular in the past •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUADRILLE — qua ‧ drille /kwəˈdrɪl $ kwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: Spanish cuadrilla …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUADRILLE — n. 1 a square dance containing usu. five figures. 2 the music for this. [F f. Sp. cuadrilla troop, company …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUADRILLE — n. 1 a square dance containing usu. five figures. 2 the music for this. [ F f. Sp. cuadrilla troop, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUADRILLE — 1. n.1 a square dance containing usu. five figures. 2 the music for this. Etymology: F f. Sp. cuadrilla troop, …
Oxford English vocab
BULLFIGHTER — n. Function: noun one who fights bulls FF1C; moved with the grace of an experienced bullfighter FF1E; Synonyms: matador, toreador, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BULLFIGHTER — noun one who fights bulls moved with the grace of an experienced bullfighter Synonyms: matador, toreador, torero Related Word: banderillero; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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