noun, feminine/muˈleta/plural: muletas
crutch; muleta (red flag used by bullfighters); diminutive of mula; little mule
Etymology tree Spanish mulo Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ettebor. ▲ Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -ettabor. Spanish -eta Spanish muleta From mulo + -eta.