English Explanatory Dictionary

tarot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A card game played in various different variations.
  2. Any of the set of 78 playing cards (divided into five suits, including one of permanent trumps), often used for mystical divination.

Pronunciation

/ˈtæ.ɹəʊ/ /ˈtæ.ɹoʊ/ /ˈtɛ(ə).ɹoʊ/ /ˈtæ.ɹɔt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-tarot.wav

Word forms

tarot tarots

Etymology

Borrowed from French tarot, from Italian tarocco. Compare tarok, German Tarock.

Related words

cartomancy

Derived words

tarosophy tarot card tarotic tarotist tarotologist tarotology

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 塔羅牌 /塔罗牌 Chinese Mandarin: 塔羅卡 /塔罗卡 Esperanto: taroko Finnish: tarot-kortti French: carte de tarot French: tarot German: Tarotkarte Greek: ταρό Hungarian: tarotkártya Japanese: タロット Japanese: タロットカード Russian: ка́рта таро́ Russian: таро́
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