🇬🇧🇪🇸 horseshoe - herradura : English Lesson

Meaning of "horseshoe" ("herradura"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A horseshoe is a U-shaped piece of metal that is nailed to the hard bottom part of a horse’s foot, called the hoof. It works like a strong shoe to protect the hoof from getting worn down or hurt when the horse walks, runs, or works on hard ground. Horseshoes help horses stay comfortable and safe, just like your shoes protect your feet.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The knight couldn’t sneak into the castle because his horse’s clanky horseshoe was basically a walking alarm clock.

My little brother called the horseshoe a ‘metal banana for horse feet,’ and honestly, he’s not totally wrong.

The horse showed off his shiny new horseshoe like a kid showing off brand-new sneakers on the first day of school.

I told the blacksmith I wanted a sparkly pink horseshoe, and the horse nodded like, “Yes, finally, some fashion.”

Our teacher said a horseshoe is lucky, so I wondered if a horse with four horseshoes is the luckiest animal on Earth.

An old blacksmith kneels as a foal limps, a bent iron horseshoe loose on its tiny hoof. He cleans, fits a new horseshoe, then taps the old horseshoe free with a soft laugh. The foal stamps, proud when the new horseshoe holds. The blacksmith smiles, pocketing the old horseshoe like a small, friendly trophy.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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