banderilla/ˌbæn.dəˈɹiː.jə/EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish banderilla, from bandera (“banner”) + -illa (“diminutive suffix”).banderilla means A decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nounA decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting to stick into the bulls' shoulders.