faro 
faro
Definition
faro (fer′ō)
noun
a gambling game in which the players bet on the cards to be uncovered by the removal of cards from the top of the dealer's pack
Etymology: Fr pharaon, Pharaoh (< LL(Ec) Pharao); so named from the picture of a Pharaoh (as the king) on French playing cards orig. used for the game
faro
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- play: The Chevalier Zeroli offered to play faro with me for forty sequins, and I had just lost that sum when supper was served.
Modifies a noun
- bank: That faro bank won in a few days three hundred thousand francs.
- airport: Faro airport is 30 km away and 20km from the Spanish border.
Noun used with modifier
- el: Internet players achieved the an infinitesimal of el faro the mobile version.
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