noun
tarot
TA-roh
noun
1
A deck of 78 illustrated cards traditionally used for fortune-telling or divination.
"She spread out the tarot and turned over the first card."
"A tarot reading is supposed to reveal insight into your future or your current situation."
2
A card game played with this deck.
"In parts of France and Italy, tarot is still played as a competitive trick-taking game."
How to Use Tarot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost people know tarot as fortune-telling cards, though it started life as a card game.
Common pairings
tarot cards
tarot reading
read someone's tarot
Word Forms
tarots plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French tarot, from Italian tarocco.