# faro
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfɛəɹəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* 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

#### See also

* buck the tiger

### References

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

### Anagrams

* Afro, Afro-, RAFO, afro, fora

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

faro n (uncountable)
* a type of beer

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From fari (“to do”) +‎ -o (nominal suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfaro]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aro
* Hyphenation: far‧o

### 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: /ˈfaɾo̝/

### Noun

faro m (plural faros)
* lighthouse
* headlight (of a vehicle)

#### Derived terms

* Faro

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “faro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “faro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (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: /ˈfaro/

### Noun

faro (plural fari)
* lighthouse

## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* IPA: /ˈfa.ɾu/
* 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

* farejado
* farejador
* farejamento
* farejante
* farejar
* farejo

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

faro m (plural faros)
* lighthouse
* beacon
* headlight, headlamp (of a vehicle)
* light (bicycle accessory)

#### Hyponyms

* faro antiniebla
* faro delantero (“headlight, headlamp”)

#### Derived terms

* farero
* faro antiniebla
* farol

### Further reading

* “faro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10