noun
faro
FAIR-oh/ˈfɛrˌoʊ/
A gambling card game in which players bet on the ranks of cards drawn from a deck.
In faro, players bet on the ranks of drawn cards.
Etymology
Faro is sometimes said to come from pharaoh, perhaps because a card bore his image. Early descriptions give no indication of such an image and suggest a standard deck, leaving the name’s origin uncertain.
In context
was at an underground gambling card game called faro.
one interesting thing about [faro] is that you actually show all the cards that you've already dealt
More examples
- They played faro at the saloon until midnight.
- She places her faro bet on the queen.
- He explains the rules of faro before dealing.