phare
English
Etymology
From French phare. Doublet of Pharos and Hvar.
Noun
phare (plural phares)
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).
Pronunciation
Adjective
phare (plural phares)
- leading, signature, key, flagship
- “La vie en rose” est une des chansons phares d'Édith Piaf.
- “La vie en rose” is one of Edith Piaf's signature songs.
Noun
phare m (plural phares)
- lighthouse
- lantern (in a lighthouse)
- headlight (of a vehicle)
- headlamp (of a vehicle)
- (figuratively) beacon, luminary
- (nautical) The set of sails on the mast.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: фар (far)
- → English: phare
- → Khmer: ហ្វារ (faa)
- → Luxembourgish: Phar
- → Macedonian: фар (far)
- → Moore: faare
- → Romanian: far
- → Russian: фара (fara)
- → Crimean Tatar: fara
- → Turkish: far
- → Vietnamese: pha
Further reading
- “phare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʰa.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfaː.re]
Noun
phare
- vocative singular of pharus
Middle English
Noun
phare
- alternative form of fare