"correfoc" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: correfocs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan correfoc (literally “run [through] fire”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ca|correfoc|lit=run 􂀿through􂁀 fire}} Catalan correfoc (literally “run [through] fire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} correfoc (plural correfocs)
  1. Any of several forms of parade-like celebrations in Catalonia involving pyrotechnics in the middle of a crowd. Categories (topical): Festivals, Folklore Categories (place): Catalonia
    Sense id: en-correfoc-en-noun-oyOXltrr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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