burladero
English
Noun
burladero (plural burladeros)
- (bullfighting) A protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull.
Spanish
Etymology
From burlar (“mock”). From behind the barrier, people can mock the bull without danger of being attacked.
Noun
burladero m (plural burladeros)
- (bullfighting) a protective barrier behind which people in the bullring protect themselves from the bull
Further reading
- “burladero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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