burladero
[bur-l
uh
-
dair
-oh, b
oo
r-;
Spanish
boo
r
-lah-
th
e
-
r
aw]
/ˌbɜr ləˈdɛər oʊ, ˌbʊər-;
Spanish
ˌbur lɑˈðɛ rɔ/
noun
,
plural
burladeros
[bur-l
uh
-
dair
-ohz, b
oo
r-;
Spanish
boo
r
-lah-
th
e
-
r
aws]
/ˌbɜr ləˈdɛər oʊz, ˌbʊər-;
Spanish
ˌbur lɑˈðɛ rɔs/
(
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1.
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
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