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cuadrilla

cua·dril·la [ kwaa dryə ] (plural cua·dril·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
matador's team: a group of three banderilleros and two picadors who assist a matador in the bullring

[Mid-19th century. < Spanish, "little square" (from a formation used) < cuadra "square" < Latin quadr-]
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