semáforo

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Portuguese

semáforo

Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”) and -φωρος (-phōros, “bearing, bearer”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: se‧má‧fo‧ro

Noun

semáforo m (plural semáforos)

  1. traffic light
    Synonyms: (Brazil) sinaleiro, sinaleira, sinal, farol
  2. semaphore (visual signalling system)
  3. (computer architecture) semaphore (token used to restrict and allow access to a shared resource)

Further reading

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “sign”), and -foro derived from -φωρος (-phōros, “bearing, bearer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈmafoɾo/
  • Rhymes: -afoɾo
  • Syllabification: se‧má‧fo‧ro

Noun

semáforo m (plural semáforos)

  1. traffic light
  2. semaphore, flag semaphore

Derived terms

Further reading

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