noun
faro
FEH-uh-roh
noun
1
A gambling card game where players bet on which cards will be turned up next from the deck.
"Faro was one of the most popular card games in the American Old West."
How to Use Faro
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old betting card game, once hugely popular in saloons and casinos.
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Etymology
Probably an altered form of "pharaoh" — the King of Hearts on some old French playing cards was called Pharaon.