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cuadrilla
noun[ C ]
uk /kwɒˈdri.jə/ us /kwɑːˈdriː.jə/
a small group of people who help the matador(= someone who fights and kills bulls) in a bullfight(= a traditional public entertainment in which a person fights and sometimes kills a bull):
The cuadrilla from Mexico City does 100 shows a year.
The matadors, each of whom will fight two bulls, are accompanied by their cuadrillas.
The matador watches as the cuadrilla gets the bull to move around the ring.
The singers and rodeo riders were the opening acts for the cuadrilla.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Spectacles & performances
aerobatic
am-dram
amateur theater
balancing act
banderilla
double-header
masque
matinee
minstrel show
music hall
non-musical
rendering
routine
spectacle
spectacular
striptease
super-spectacle
supershow
swansong
tableau
See also
picador
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