semáforo

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Portuguese

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semáforo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: se‧má‧fo‧ro

Noun

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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

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /seˈmafoɾo/ [seˈma.fo.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -afoɾo
  • Syllabification: se‧má‧fo‧ro

Noun

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semáforo m (plural semáforos)

  1. traffic light
  2. semaphore, flag semaphore

Derived terms

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Further reading

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