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faro

See also: Faro, farò, and Fårö

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Etymology edit

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

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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 edit

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

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faro n (uncountable)

  1. a type of beer

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Etymology edit

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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References edit

  • “faro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “faro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “faro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “faro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “faro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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faro (plural fari)

  1. lighthouse

Italian edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

faro m (plural fari)

  1. lighthouse
  2. headlight, headlamp

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Old High German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.

Adjective edit

faro

  1. colored

Old Saxon edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.

Adjective edit

faro

  1. colored

Declension edit

Declension of faro
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative faro farwe faro farwu faro farwe
accusative farwana farwe faro farwu farwa farwe
genitive farwes farwarō farwes farwarō farwaro farwarō
dative farwumu farwum farwumu farwum farwaro farwum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case 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

  • Rhymes: -aɾu
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ro

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɾo/ [ˈfa.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾo
  • Syllabification: fa‧ro

Noun edit

faro m (plural faros)

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

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