barrera

[ buh-rair-uh; Spanish bahr-re-rah ]

noun

, plural bar·re·ras [b, uh, -, rair, -, uh, z, bah, r, -, re, -, r, ahs].

1. the wall, usually a red wooden fence, bordering a bullring.
2. the first row of seats in a bullfight arena.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrera¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Spanish: literally, “barrier,” equivalent to barr(a) + -era, ultimately from Latin -āria, feminine of noun suffix -ārius; bar ¹, -ary

Example Sentences

Bulls frequently leap the barrera of the arena, although the height is over five feet.

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The seats are arranged in boxes (palcos), the asientos de barrera (barrier seats) and the asientos de grada.

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During a great part of the bull-fight Gallardo remained on the vaulting wall of the barrera.

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The barrera is the enclosure of stout planks, strengthened by posts, which separates the performers from the spectators.

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Rings in modern times, remarks Madame de Barrera, have been made in some countries Loves telegraph.

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