diana

bullseye

noun DYAH-nah Rare

Origin: Named after Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, by association with archery.

Also means

target

Usage Note

Diana refers to the centre of a target (bullseye) or the target itself, common in archery and darts (hacer diana — to hit the bullseye). It is also the name of a military bugle call at dawn (reveille), though that sense is less frequent in everyday speech. As a proper name it is also common, so context matters.

Examples

"La flecha dio en la diana con precisión."

Natural Translation

The arrow hit the bullseye precisely.

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