CUADRILLA


Meaning of CUADRILLA in English

/kwah dree"yeuh, -dreel"yeuh/ ; Sp. /kwah dhrddee"lyah, -dhrddee"yah/ , n. , pl. cuadrillas /-dree"yeuhz, -dreel"yeuhz/ ; Sp. /-dhrddee"lyahs, -dhrddee"yahs/ .

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

[ 1835-45; cuadra quadra side of a square ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .