correfoc
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Correfoc_de_la_Merc%C3%A8_2017.jpg.webp)
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan correfoc (literally “run through fire”).
Noun
correfoc (plural correfocs)
- 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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Further reading
correfoc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Etymology
corre (“run”) + foc (“fire”)
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ko.rəˈfɔk/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ku.rəˈfɔk/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ko.reˈfɔk/
Noun
correfoc m (plural correfocs)
- correfoc
Further reading
- “correfoc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “correfoc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
correfoc on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ca