banderille
French, noun/bɑ̃.dʁij/
banderille is spelled B-A-N-D-E-R-I-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written French, the 239,448th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Banderille is a French feminine noun meaning “banderilla” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bâton d’environ 80 cm de long terminé par un harpon et orné de petites bandes multicolores, que l’on plante…”.
What does banderille mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebanderilla
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bâton d’environ 80 cm de long terminé par un harpon et orné de petites bandes multicolores, que l’on plante, dans les courses de taureaux, dans le cou de la bête. 2. Attaque, physique ou verbale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of banderille
- banderilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce banderille?
- /bɑ̃.dʁij/
- \bɑ̃d.ʁij\
- [bɑ̃d.ʁij]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is banderille in French?
banderille appears about once in every 58 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).