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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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