burladero

American  

[bur-luh-dair-oh, boor-, boor-lah-the-raw] / ˌbɜr ləˈdɛər oʊ, ˌbʊər-, ˌbur lɑˈðɛ rɔ /

noun

burladeros plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• burladeros
  plural

Etymology

Origin of burladero

First recorded in 1890–1900; from Spanish, equivalent to burlad(o), past participle of burlar “to scoff at, ridicule” (derivative of burla “ridicule, joke,” perhaps from Late Latin burrae “trifles, nonsense,” plural of burra “fluff, wool, shaggy garment”) + -ero noun sufix; see -ary