farol

== Hungarian == === Etymology === far +‎ -ol === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɒrol] Hyphenation: fa‧rol Rhymes: -ol === Verb === farol to back (to go in the reverse direction) to skid (to slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === Further reading === farol in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (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 == === Alternative forms === pharol (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === 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 === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔw, (Portugal) -ɔl Hyphenation: fa‧rol === Noun === farol m (plural faróis) lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) Synonym: (archaic) almenara automobile light Synonym: luz (Brazil) traffic light Synonyms: semáforo, (Brazil) sinaleiro ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetum: faról === Further reading === “farol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “farol”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “farol”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “farol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From faro This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Suffix unexplained, from Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈɾol/ [faˈɾol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: fa‧rol === Noun === farol m (plural faroles) lantern headlight (bike or automobile light) streetlamp lighthouse bluff (act of bluffing) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Central Bikol: parol → Cebuano: parol → Kapampangan: parul → Tausug: parul === Further reading === “farol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025