faro

name

1. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
2. A department of the North Region, Cameroon.
3. A town in central Yukon, Canada.
4. An unincorporated community in Twelvemile Township, Madison County, Missouri, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.

noun

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

1. 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.