cuadrilla

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cua·dril·la

C0789400 (kwä-drē′yə, -drēl′yə)n. pl. cua·dril·las The group of assistants to the matador in a bullfight.
[Spanish, diminutive of cuadra, square, from Latin quadra; see quadrille1.]

cuadrilla

(kwɑːˈdriːljə) n (Bullfighting) a small group, esp a matador's assistants

cua•dril•la

(kwɑˈdri yə, -ˈdril yə)

n., pl. -las. the assistants of a matador. [1835–45; < Sp: group, gang (orig. one of four groups), diminutive of cuadra < Latin quadra side of a square]