correfoc

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan correfoc (literally run through fire).

Noun

correfoc (plural correfocs)

  1. Any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle of a crowd.
    • 2013, Time Out Barcelona, 15th edition, Ebury Publishing, →ISBN:
      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.

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Catalan

Etymology

corre (run) + foc (fire)

Pronunciation

Noun

correfoc m (plural correfocs)

  1. correfoc

Further reading

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