/berr'leuh dair"oh, boor'-/ ; Sp. /boohrdd'lah dhe"rddaw/ , n. , pl. burladeros /-dair"ohz/ ; Sp. /-dhe"rddaws/ .
a wooden panel, located a short distance from and parallel to the bullring wall, behind which a bullfighter can seek protection from a bull.
[ 1935-40; burlad ( o ), ptp. of burlar to scoff at, ridicule (deriv. of burla ridicule, joke, perh. burra trifle, lit., wool, fluff) + -ero -arium -ARY ]