faro
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Presumably an alteration of pharaon, itself a transcription of French pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
faro (uncountable)
- A banking game at cards, in which all the other players play against the dealer or banker, who draws from a dealing box.
Translations [edit]
References [edit]
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
faro n (uncountable)
- a type of beer
Esperanto [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
faro (plural faroj, accusative singular faron, accusative plural farojn)
- deed (an action or act)
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (pharos).
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -aro
Noun [edit]
faro m (plural fari)
Anagrams [edit]
Old High German [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.
Adjective [edit]
faro
Old Saxon [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.
Adjective [edit]
faro
Declension [edit]
Declension of faro
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | faro | farwe | faro | farwe | faro | farwu |
| accusative | farwan | farwe | faro | farwe | farwa | farwu |
| genitive | farwes | farwarō | farwes | farwarō | farwaro | farwarō |
| dative | farwumu | farwum | farwumu | farwum | farwaro | farwum |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | neuter | feminine | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | farwo | farwu | farwa | farwu | farwa | farwu |
| accusative | farwun | farwun | farwa | farwun | farwun | farwun |
| genitive | farwun | farwonō | farwun | farwonō | farwun | farwonō |
| dative | farwun | farwum | farwun | farwum | farwun | farwum |
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Obscure.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
faro m (plural faros)
- sense of smell, especially that of an animal
- (figuratively) the ability to recognise opportunities
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek φάρος (pharos).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈfaɾo/
Noun [edit]
faro m (plural faros)
- lighthouse
- headlight (of a vehicle)
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
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- English terms derived from French
- English terms with homophones
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Card games
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch uncountable nouns
- nl:Beer
- Esperanto words suffixed with -o
- Esperanto nouns
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian nouns
- it:Light sources
- Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old High German adjectives
- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Saxon adjectives
- Portuguese terms with unknown etymologies
- Portuguese nouns
- pt:Smell
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish nouns
- es:Light sources
