farolito
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fa·ro·li·to
(făr′ə-lē′tō, fär′-)n. pl. fa·ro·li·tos New Mexico
See luminaria.
[Spanish, paper lantern, diminutive of farol, lantern, from faro, lighthouse, lantern, from Latin pharus, from Pharus, Pharos.]
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farolito
(ˌfærəˈliːtəʊ)n
a paper lantern used by Hispanic people in Christmas processions
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