faro

far·o

F0040500 (fâr′ō)n. A card game in which the players bet on the appearance of a particular rank when two cards are taken from the top of a dealer's pack. If the player's rank appears first, the bet is lost, if it appears second, the bet is won, and if it doesn't appear, the player has the option of changing the wager before the next hand.

[Alteration of Pharaoh.]

faro

(ˈfɛərəʊ) n (Gambling, except Cards) a gambling game in which players bet against the dealer on what cards he will turn up[C18: probably spelling variant of Pharaoh]

Faro

(ˈfɑːrəʊ) n (Placename) a port and resort in S Portugal: destroyed by earthquakes in 1722 and 1755. Pop: 58 051 (2001)

far•o

(ˈfɛər oʊ)

n. a gambling game in which players bet on cards as they are drawn from a box by the dealer. [1725–35; sp. variant of Pharaoh (compare Italian faraone, French pharaon), alleged to be orig. a designation for the king of hearts in the game. See Pharaoh]

Thesaurus

Noun

faro - a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing boxcard game, cards - a game played with playing cards

Translations

фараон

Faro

(fä`rō), town (1991 pop. 31,966), capital of Faro dist. and of Algarve, S Portugal. The southernmost town in Portugal, it is a seaport from which fish, fruit (especially dried figs), wine, and cork are exported. Tourism now dominates the economy. Important under the Moors, it was retaken in 1249.

faro

(fâr`ō) [for Pharaoh, from an old French card design], gambling game played with a pack of 52 cards. First played in France and England, faro was especially popular in U.S. gambling houses in the 19th cent. Players bet against a banker (dealer), who draws two cards–one that wins and another that loses–from the deck (or from a dealing box) to complete a turn. Bets–on which card will win or lose– are placed on each turn.

Faro

a city and fishing port in southern Portugal, on the Atlantic Ocean. Capital of the district of Faro (Algarve Province). Population, 30,300 (1970). Salt is mined nearby. Fish, agricultural products, and cork are exported from Faro.

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noun a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box

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