el
masculine
/faˈɾol/
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Translation
lamp, lantern, streetlight
Word origin
From faro ('lighthouse, beacon'), from Latin pharus, from Greek Pharos, the island near Alexandria famous for its lighthouse.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- Pharos
- English cognates
- pharos
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfaroles
Examples
apagó .
The streetlight on the corner suddenly went out.
Colgamos .
We hung a lantern in the garden for the party.
reflejaba .
The light of the lamp was reflected in the water.
¿ encender ?
Can you turn on the porch lamp?
iluminaba .
An old lantern lit up the entrance of the house.
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