farol

Meaning

1. (masculine) lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)
2. (masculine) automobile light
3. (Brazil, masculine) traffic light

Concepts

lighthouse

headlight

beacon

headlamp

pharos

idiot light

traffic light

🚦

beacon light

phare

Synonyms

projetor

refletor

lanterna

🔦

sinal luminoso

semáforo

🚦

sinal de trânsito

🚦

sinal

faro

Translations

phare

faro

faro

vuurtoren

far

Leuchtturm

φάρος

pharus

lichttoren

vuurbaak

koplamp

Scheinwerfer

منارة

deniz feneri

Pronounced as (IPA)

/faˈɾɔw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian: farolo

Cognate with French: phare

In summary

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.