faro

== English == === Etymology === Presumably an alteration of pharaoh, itself a transcription of French pharaon, perhaps as a name for the King of Hearts. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹəʊ/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹəʊ Homophone: pharaoh === Noun === faro (uncountable) (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 ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== buck the tiger === References === “faro” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. === Anagrams === Afro, Afro-, RAFO, afro, fora == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === faro n (uncountable, no diminutive) a type of beer == Esperanto == === Etymology === From fari (“to do”) +‎ -o (nominal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaro/ Rhymes: -aro Syllabification: fa‧ro === Noun === faro (accusative singular faron, plural faroj, accusative plural farojn) deed (an action or act) == Galician == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese faro, from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɾo̝/ === Noun === faro m (plural faros) lighthouse headlight (of a vehicle) ==== Derived terms ==== Faro === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “faro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “faro”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “faro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “faro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “faro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaro/ === Noun === faro (plural fari) lighthouse == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfa.ro/ Rhymes: -aro Hyphenation: fà‧ro === Noun === faro m (plural fari) lighthouse headlight, headlamp === Anagrams === afro, afro-, fora == Old High German == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *farwaz. === Adjective === faro colored == Old Saxon == === Alternative forms === faru === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *farwaz. === Adjective === faro colored ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Obscure. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾu Hyphenation: fa‧ro === Noun === faro m (plural faros) sense of smell, especially that of an animal Synonym: olfato (figurative) the ability to recognise opportunities Synonyms: intuição, visão ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “faro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “faro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros), the Lighthouse of Alexandria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaɾo/ [ˈfa.ɾo] Rhymes: -aɾo Syllabification: fa‧ro === Noun === faro m (plural faros) lighthouse beacon headlight, headlamp (of a vehicle) light (bicycle accessory) ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “faro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025