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noun ˈfɛːrəʊ mass nounA gambling card game in which players bet on the order in which the cards will appear. Example sentencesExamples - A dozen or so were clustered around the faro table in the centre while, at the smaller tables, members played in pairs or foursomes.
- The first part described the game of faro and is of little importance other than showing that Daniel was learning about probability at this time.
- He did not mention that he had felt lonely, when Philip had left their picquet game to play faro and drink sociably with his peers.
- Does that mean you're a faro player?
- He was a layabout and an amateur boxer, a no-luck faro player with a temper when he lost.
- After conning a new victim, Jones would gamble away his money at faro, usually in crooked games run by other hustlers.
Origin Early 18th century (originally as pharaoh or pharo): from French pharaon (see pharaoh), said to have been the name of the king of hearts. proper nounˈfɑːrəʊ A seaport on the south coast of Portugal, capital of the Algarve; population 58,739 (2007).
Rhymes Kilimanjaro, Pissarro, Pizarro, Tupamaro Definition of faro in US English: faronounˈferōˈfɛroʊ A gambling card game in which players bet on the order in which the cards will appear. Example sentencesExamples - He did not mention that he had felt lonely, when Philip had left their picquet game to play faro and drink sociably with his peers.
- He was a layabout and an amateur boxer, a no-luck faro player with a temper when he lost.
- A dozen or so were clustered around the faro table in the centre while, at the smaller tables, members played in pairs or foursomes.
- The first part described the game of faro and is of little importance other than showing that Daniel was learning about probability at this time.
- After conning a new victim, Jones would gamble away his money at faro, usually in crooked games run by other hustlers.
- Does that mean you're a faro player?
Origin Early 18th century (originally as pharaoh or pharo): from French pharaon (see pharaoh), said to have been the name of the king of hearts. |