barrera

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

noun,plural bar·re·ras [buh-rair-uhz; Spanish bahr-re-rahs]. /bəˈrɛər əz; Spanish bɑrˈrɛ rɑs/.
  1. the wall, usually a red wooden fence, bordering a bullring.

  2. the first row of seats in a bullfight arena.

Origin of barrera

1
First recorded in 1920–25; from Spanish: literally, “barrier,” equivalent to barr(a) + -era, ultimately from Latin -āria, feminine of noun suffix -ārius; see origin at bar1, -ary

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How to use barrera in a sentence

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

    The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
  • The seats are arranged in boxes (palcos), the asientos de barrera (barrier seats) and the asientos de grada.

    The Story of Seville | Walter M. Gallichan
  • During a great part of the bull-fight Gallardo remained on the vaulting wall of the barrera.

    The Blood of the Arena | Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • The barrera is the enclosure of stout planks, strengthened by posts, which separates the performers from the spectators.

    The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; | Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
  • Rings in modern times, remarks Madame de barrera, have been made in some countries Loves telegraph.

    Finger-Ring Lore | William Jones