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English

Etymology

Disputed. Various explanations of the origin are given:

• That it is a contraction of the phrase "far be it from me to criticize anyone, but...", or of "far below" (the expected standard).
• That it comes from the German word Farbe ("colour") (many fabrics dyed with modern dyes are "too colourful" to be authentic, by comparison with their historical originals).
• There exists a letter dated 1 April 1863 from an A.R. Crawford in the 76th Illinois Infantry, Co D, that uses the phrase, "fallacious accoutrements & reprehensible baggage," in description of six children posing in phony military gear during a sham reenactment that took place during the actual Civil War. Many point to this phrase as the origin of the word, citing "farb" as an acronym.
• Many early replica rifles were marked with what looked like "F.A.R.B" among the proofmarks. Removing this would make the rifle look more authentic.

Pronunciation

Noun

farb (plural farbs)

1. (US) A historical reenactor (especially an American Civil War reenactor) whose efforts at a historically accurate portrayal are, in the opinion of the speaker, inadequate (for example, wearing a modern wristwatch with period costume). The opposite of farb is "hard-core" (or hardcore), someone who is, in the opinion of the speaker, an "authenticity fanatic".

Derived terms

• farby

Verb

farb (third-person singular simple present farbs, present participle farbing, simple past and past participle farbed)

1. (US, slang, intransitive) To act like a farb; to portray a historical character in an inauthentic way.

Anagrams

• barf, frab

Polish

Noun

farb f

1. genitive plural of farba

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?????/
• Rhymes: -?????
• Homophone: pharaoh

Noun

faro (uncountable)

1. (card games) 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.

Translations

See also

• buck the tiger

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• Afro, Afro-, RAFO, afro, fora

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

faro n (uncountable)

1. a type of beer

Esperanto

Etymology

From fari (“to do”) +? -o (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?faro/
• Hyphenation: far?o
• Rhymes: -aro
• Audio:

Noun

faro (accusative singular faron, plural faroj, accusative plural farojn)

1. deed (an action or act)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese faro, from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek ????? (Pháros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?o?/

Noun

faro m (plural faros)

1. lighthouse
2. headlight (of a vehicle)

Derived terms

• Faro

References

• “faro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “faro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “faro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “faro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “faro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?faro/

Noun

faro (plural fari)

1. lighthouse

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek ????? (Pháros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa.ro/
• Rhymes: -aro

Noun

faro m (plural fari)

1. lighthouse
2. headlight, headlamp

Anagrams

• afro, fora

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.

Adjective

faro

1. colored

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *farwaz.

Adjective

faro

1. colored

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa.?u/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /?fa.?o/
• Hyphenation: fa?ro

Noun

faro m (plural faros)

1. sense of smell, especially that of an animal

   Synonym: olfato

2. (figuratively) the ability to recognise opportunities

   Synonyms: intuição, visão

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek ????? (pháros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?o/, [?fa.?o]

Noun

faro m (plural faros)

1. lighthouse
2. beacon
3. headlight, headlamp (of a vehicle)
4. light (bicycle accessory)

Hyponyms

• faro antiniebla
• faro delantero (“headlight, headlamp”)

Derived terms

Related terms

• farol