correr como la pólvora
Spanish, verb/koˌreɾ ˌkomo la ˈpolboɾa/
correr como la pólvora is a Spanish verb meaning “to spread like wildfire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does correr como la pólvora mean in English?
verb
- 1
to spread like wildfire
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of correr como la pólvora
- corro como la pólvora first-person present singular
- corrí como la pólvora first-person preterite singular
- corrido como la pólvora participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce correr como la pólvora?
- /koˌreɾ ˌkomo la ˈpolboɾa/
- [koˌreɾ ˌko.mo la ˈpol.β̞o.ɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.