farol
Portuguese, noun/faˈɾɔw/
farol is spelled F-A-R-O-L (5 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,159th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Farol is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “torre com foco luminoso que serve de guia à navegação”.
What does farol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)
- 2
masculineautomobile light
- 3
Brazilmasculinetraffic light
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. torre com foco luminoso que serve de guia à navegação 2. lanterna de automóvel ou de outro veículo 3. guia; rumo 4. semáforo
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Paraná
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of farol
- faróis plural
- pharol alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce farol?
- Brazil /faˈɾɔw/
- Brazil [faˈɾɔʊ̯]
- Portugal /fɐˈɾɔl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
farol appears 8.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).