burla

Uncertain. The Real Academia Española suggests Vulgar Latin *burrula, from burrae, from Late Latin burra (“trifles; nonsense, trickery”) (compare, however, borla, which would be a doublet). Also see Italian burla. Possibly a cognate with English bureau.

Cognate with English

bureau

New

burlar

(transitive) to outwit, to outsmart, to circumvent, to trick, to deceive
(transitive) to circumvent, to evade, to cheat
(reflexive) to make fun of, to poke fun at, to mock, to ridicule, to jeer (+ de)
(reflexive) to taunt, to tease (often uses de)
(reflexive) to scoff, to scoff at (+ de)
(reflexive) to deceive oneself (+ de)