Etymology

tarot

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Today it means: A card game played in various different variations. Full definition →

French tarot ← Italian tarocco
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  1. Italian · derived fromtarocco
  2. French · borrowed fromtarot
  3. English todaytarot

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

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