Banderilla \Ban`de*ril"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See
{Banner}, and cf. {Banderole}.]
A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero
thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.
banderilla
n : a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders
of the bull during a bull fight