farol
Spanish, noun/faˈɾol/
farol is spelled F-A-R-O-L (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Farol is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “lantern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especie de caja formada de vidrios o de otra materia trasparente, en que se pone la luz, para que alumbre y…”.
What does farol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelantern
- 2
masculineheadlight (bike or automobile light)
- 3
masculinestreetlamp
- 4
masculinelighthouse
- 5
masculinebluff (act of bluffing)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie de caja formada de vidrios o de otra materia trasparente, en que se pone la luz, para que alumbre y no se apague con el aire. 2. Cazoleta formada de aros de hierro, en que se ponen las teas para las luminarias o para alumbrarse. 3. Farola de una única luz. 4. Mentira engreída.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of farol
- faroles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce farol?
- /faˈɾol/
- [faˈɾol]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to farol
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is farol in Spanish?
farol appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).