semáforo
traffic light
sema-
sign
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-foro
bearer
Semáforo means traffic light and can be thought of as a sign0 (sema-0) bearer1 (-foro1), which is exactly what a traffic light does.
noun
- traffic lightA set of colored lights used to control trafficDetente cuando el semáforo esté en rojo. // Stop when the traffic light is red.