faro

/ˈfɛəɹəʊ/

UK: /ˈfɛəɹəʊ/

faro

English Noun Top 40,599

Definition

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.

Etymology

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