faro

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UK/ˈfɛəɹəʊ/

noun

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.

Similar
farobankpharaoh
OriginFrench pharaon →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

faro1

nounfaro (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecard gamesA game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

    Synonyms: farobank, pharaoh

Faro2

proper noun
  1. A city in Portugal.

Faro3

proper noun
  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA game of chance played by betting on the order in which certain cards will appear when taken singly from the top of the pack.

Similar
farobankpharaoh
Also see
farobank

Origin

faro · noun

  1. Frenchpharaon
  2. Englishfaro

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

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Faro · proper noun

  1. Old Galician-PortugueseFaaron
  2. PortugueseFaro
  3. EnglishFaro

From Portuguese Faro, from Old Galician-Portuguese Faaron.

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Translations

Catalan faraó
  • faraóbanking card game
Chinese Mandarin 法魯 /法鲁
  • 法魯 /法鲁 (Fǎlǔ)city in Portugal
Esperanto faraono
  • faraonobanking card game
French pharaon
  • pharaonbanking card game
German Pharo, Faro
  • Pharobanking card game
  • Farocity in Portugal
Hindi फ़ारो
  • फ़ारो (fāro)city in Portugal
Hungarian fáraó
  • fáraóbanking card game
Italian faraone
  • faraonebanking card game
Portuguese faraó, Faro
  • faraóbanking card game
  • Farocity in Portugal
Russian фарао́н
  • фарао́н (faraón)banking card game
Thai ฟารู
  • ฟารู (faa-ruu)city in Portugal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with faro

aeroboleroAlgheroPinerocavolo neroencierro
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Sounds the same

pharaoh

Anagrams

afro
Cite this entry
APA

faro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faro

MLA

“faro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faro.

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