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.

Further reading

• correfoc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of corre (“to run”) +‎ foc (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌko.rəˈfɔk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌko.reˈfɔk]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

correfoc m (plural correfocs)

1. correfoc

Further reading

• “correfoc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “correfoc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• correfoc on the Catalan Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan correfoc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkoreˈfok/ [ˌko.reˈfok]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: co‧rre‧foc

Noun

correfoc m (plural correfocs)

1. correfoc