faro

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See also: Faro, fáro, farò, and Fårö

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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faro (uncountable)

  1. (card games) 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.
    Synonyms: farobank, pharaoh

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References

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

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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faro n (uncountable)

  1. a type of beer

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From fari (to do) +‎ -o (nominal suffix).

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

  1. deed (an action or act)

Galician

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Faro, Cape Vilán
Torre de Hércules, a Roman lighthouse known during the Middle Ages as Faro Bregancio

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese faro, from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

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faro m (plural faros)

  1. lighthouse
  2. headlight (of a vehicle)

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faro (plural fari)

  1. lighthouse

Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.ro/
  • Rhymes: -aro
  • Hyphenation: fà‧ro

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faro m (plural fari)

  1. lighthouse
  2. headlight, headlamp

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.

Adjective

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faro

  1. colored

Old Saxon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.

Adjective

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faro

  1. colored

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Obscure.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aɾu
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ro

Noun

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faro m (plural faros)

  1. sense of smell, especially that of an animal
    Synonym: olfato
  2. (figurative) the ability to recognise opportunities
    Synonyms: intuição, visão
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek φάρος (pháros).

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Noun

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faro m (plural faros)

  1. lighthouse
  2. beacon
  3. headlight, headlamp (of a vehicle)
  4. light (bicycle accessory)

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