faro

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Esperanto 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 5 Old High German 5.1 Adjective 6 Portuguese 6.1 Noun 7 Spanish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Noun 7.3.1 Derived terms 7.3.2 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɛərəʊ/, SAMPA: /"fE@r@U/

  Rhymes: -ɑːrəʊ

[edit] Homophones

• pharaoh

[edit] Noun

faro (uncountable)

1. A banking game at cards, in which all the other players play against the dealer or banker, who draws from a dealing box.

[edit] References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: afor
• afro
• fora
• RAFO

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

faro

1. a type of beer

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Etymology

fari +‎ -o

[edit] Noun

faro (plural faroj, accusative singular faron, accusative plural farojn)

1. deed (an action or act)

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (pharos)

[edit] Noun

faro m. (plural fari)

1. lighthouse
2. headlight, headlamp

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Adjective

faro

1. colored

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

faro

1. sense of smell (of a dog)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek φάρος (pharos)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfaɾo/

[edit] Noun

faro m. (plural faros)

1. lighthouse
2. headlight

[edit] Derived terms

• farero m., farera f.

[edit] Related terms

• farol m.