/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 ]