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farol

street lamp, lantern

noun fah-RROHL Rare

Also means

bluff (in card games)

Usage Note

Farol means a lantern or street light, but also a 'bluff' in card games and, by extension, in everyday speech — marcarse un farol or tirarse un farol ('to bluff'). In bullfighting, a farol is also a specific cape pass. The plural is regular: faroles.

Examples

"El farol de la plaza parpadeaba en la lluvia."

Natural Translation

The lamp in the square flickered in the rain.

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