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correfoc

correfoc noun: any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle of a crowd.

correfoc: any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle...
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Noun

correfoc (plural correfocs)

  1. Any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle of a crowd.
    • The correfoc (‘fire run’) is a frenzy of pyromania. Groups of horned devils dance through the streets, brandishing tridents that spout fireworks and generally flouting every safety rule in the book.2013, Time Out Barcelona, 15th edition, Ebury Publishing, →ISBN

Forms of correfoc

pluralcorrefocs

Origin of correfoc

Borrowed from Catalan correfoc (literally “run [through] fire”).

Questions about correfoc

What does correfoc mean?
Correfoc means any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle of a crowd.
What part of speech is correfoc?
Correfoc is a noun.
What is the plural of correfoc?
The plural of correfoc is correfocs.

Words near correfoc in the dictionary

  1. correctrix
  2. corrects
  3. correctthink
  4. Corredor
  5. Corredors
  6. correfoc
  7. correfocs
  8. corregidor
  9. Corregidor Day
  10. corregidors
  11. corregimiento

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