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barrera

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bar⋅re⋅ra

[buh-rair-uh; Sp. bahr-re-rah]
–noun, plural -re⋅ras [-rair-uhz; Sp. -re-rahs] .
1. the wall, usually a red wooden fence, bordering a bullring.
2. the first row of seats in a bullfight arena.

Origin:
1920–25; < Sp: barrier, equiv. to barr(a) bar 1 + -era ≪ L -āria -ary
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