burladero
[ bur-luh-dair-oh, boo r-; Spanish boor-lah-th e-raw ]
/ ˌbɜr ləˈdɛər oʊ, ˌbʊər-; Spanish ˌbur lɑˈðɛ rɔ /
noun, plural bur·la·de·ros [bur-luh-dair-ohz, boo r-; Spanish boor-lah-th e-raws] /ˌbɜr ləˈdɛər oʊz, ˌbʊər-; Spanish ˌbur lɑˈðɛ rɔs/.
a wooden panel, located a short distance from and parallel to the bullring wall, behind which a bullfighter can seek protection from a bull.
Origin of burladero
1935–40; < Spanish, equivalent to
burlad(o), past participle of
burlar to scoff at, ridicule (derivative of
burla ridicule, joke, perhaps < Late Latin
burra trifle, literally, wool, fluff) +
-ero ≪ Latin
-ārium
-ary
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