banquillo

Spanish

The bench of FC Barcelona in 2010

Etymology

From banco +‎ -illo.

Noun

banquillo m (plural banquillos)

1. (law) dock (part of a courtroom where the accused sits)

   Synonym: banquillo de los acusados

2. (sports) bench (the place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing)

Derived terms

• mover el banquillo

 

Related terms

• banco

 

Further reading

• “banquillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014