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herradura
horseshoe
hierro
iron
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dura
hard
Herradura means horseshoe and can be thought of as a combination of hierro0 (iron0) and dura1 (hard1), referring to the hard iron object placed on a horse's hoof.
noun
  1. horseshoe
    A U-shaped metal plate nailed to a horse's hoof for protection
    El herrero colocó una nueva herradura en el caballo. // The blacksmith put a new horseshoe on the horse.