faro

英 ['feərəʊ]
  • n. 法罗牌戏;小湖珊礁
  • n. (Faro)人名;(法、意、西、葡)法罗

畅通词汇

英文词源


faro (n.)
18th century gambling game with cards, 1726, sometimes said to be altered from pharaoh, perhaps his image was on one of the cards, but early descriptions of the game give no indication of this and it seems to have been played with a standard deck.