the group of assistants serving a matador in a bullfight, consisting of three banderilleros and two picadors
Word origin
[1835–45; ‹ Sp: group, gang (orig. one of four groups), dim. of cuadra ‹ L quadra side of a square]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, catch-up, hybridize, placement, serial
Examples of 'cuadrilla' in a sentence
cuadrilla
His other family is his cuadrilla, the close-knit team of picadors and banderilleros who join him in the ring.