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