Dictionary Definition
faro n : a card game in which players bet against
the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Presumably an alteration of pharaon, itself a transcription of pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts.Pronunciation
- a RP /ˈfɛərəʊ/, /"fE@r@U/
Homophones
Noun
- A banking game at cards, in which all the other players play against the dealer or banker, who draws from a dealing box.
References
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Dutch
Noun
faro- a type of beer
Italian
Extensive Definition
Faro may refer to several locations:
- Faro, Portugal, a city in southern Portugal.
- Faro (district), in Portugal, usually known as Algarve.
- Faro, Yukon, Canada.
- Faro, Spain, a parish in Lugo, Spain.
- Punta del Faro, the northeastern point of Sicily.
Faro may also refer to:
- Faro (card game).
- Faro (mythology), a god in Mande mythology.
- Faro, a type of lambic (Belgian beer). The most popular commercial beer of this type is nowadays brewed by Lindemans Brewery
- Saint Faro (also known as Burgundofaro), bishop of Meaux
See also
- Fårö, an island in Sweden.
- Faros, in Greece.
- Faroe Islands, a group of islands in the North Atlantic
- Ferro (El Hierro), old maps might have longitudes relative to Ferro, 18° west of Greenwich.
faro in German: Faro (Begriffsklärung)
faro in Spanish: Faro (desambiguación)
faro in Esperanto: Faro
faro in French: Faro (homonymie)
faro in Galician: Faro (homónimos)
faro in Luxembourgish: Faro (Homonymie)
faro in Dutch: Faro
faro in Polish: Faro
faro in Portuguese: Faro (desambiguação)
faro in Finnish: Faro
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