English Explanatory Dictionary

faro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.
name
  1. A city in Portugal.
name
  1. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
  2. A department of the North Region, Cameroon.
  3. A town in central Yukon, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township, Madison County, Missouri, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛəɹəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pharaoh.wav

Word forms

faro

Etymology

Presumably an alteration of pharaoh, itself a transcription of French pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts.

Synonyms

farobank pharaoh

Related words

buck the tiger
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