el
masculine
/ˈfaɾo/
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Translation
lighthouse; headlight
Word origin
From Latin pharus, from Greek Pharos, the island off Alexandria whose great lighthouse became the byword for such towers.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- Pharos
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfaros
Examples
guía .
The lighthouse guides the ships during the night.
.
From the beach you can see the light of the lighthouse.
Enciende , .
Turn on the car headlights, it is night already.
: .
The lighthouse has a clear purpose: to warn of danger.
.
We climbed the old lighthouse to see the sea.
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