barrera

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

noun

, plural bar·re·ras [b, uh, -, rair, -, uh, z, bah, r, -, re, -, r, ahs].

1. the wall, usually a red wooden fence, bordering a bullring.
2. the first row of seats in a bullfight arena.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrera¹

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

Example Sentences

Edgar Barrera entered this year’s Latin Grammys as the artist with the most nominations, with nine.

From Los Angeles Times

Mexican-American songwriter-producer Edgar Barrera leads the contender list once again, with nine nominations this year, including songwriter of the year and producer of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

She started penning the composition in 2020 alongside songwriting juggernaut Édgar Barrera, winner of 21 Latin Grammys and best known for writing and producing songs for Shakira, Grupo Frontera, Maluma and more.

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During the seven-day tournament in August, played at the Juan de la Barrera Olympic Gymnasium in the Mexican capital, the Mexican team was not the favorite but debuted with a win over Mozambique and then defeated New Zealand.

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But it’s the prolific songwriter-producer Édgar Barrera from Texas who emerges for a second year in a row as the leading contender, this time in nine categories — in 2023 he dominated with 13 nominations and took home three golden gramophones.

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