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farol

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See also: fáról

Hungarian

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Etymology

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far +‎ -ol

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfɒrol]
  • Hyphenation: fa‧rol
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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farol

  1. to back (to go in the reverse direction)
  2. to skid (to slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

Further reading

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  • farol in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • farol in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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farol (sense 1)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian farolo, diminutive of faro, from Latin pharus (lighthouse), from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros), an island in Alexandria famous for its lighthouse. Compare Italian and Spanish faro, French phare.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: fa‧rol

Noun

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farol m (plural faróis)

  1. lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)
    Synonym: (archaic) almenara
  2. automobile light
    Synonym: luz
  3. (Brazil) traffic light
    Synonyms: semáforo, (Brazil) sinaleiro

Hypernyms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From faro, from Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈɾol/ [faˈɾol]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: fa‧rol

Noun

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farol m (plural faroles)

  1. lantern
  2. headlight (bike or automobile light)
  3. streetlamp
  4. lighthouse
  5. bluff (act of bluffing)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bikol Central: parol
  • Cebuano: parol
  • English: farol
  • Tagalog: parol

Further reading

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