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barrera definition

bar·rera (rārä)

noun

  1. the protecting wall enclosing the floor of a bull ring at bullfights
  2. the first row of seats in a bullfight arena

Etymology: Sp < barra, a bar < ML, bar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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