different between fro vs faro

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [f???]
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: froe

Etymology 1

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

Adverb

fro (not comparable)

1. (archaic) From; away; back or backward.

Usage notes

In modern English, used only in the set phrase to and fro (“back and forth”).

Derived terms

• froward
• to and fro
• enfroward

Etymology 2

Clipping of afro.

Alternative forms

• 'fro

Noun

fro (plural fros)

1. (slang) Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Anagrams

• FOR, ORF, for, for-, orf

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fro??/, [?f??o?]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German vr? (“happy”), from Proto-Germanic *frawaz (“energetic”), cognate with German froh, Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

fro

1. happy, carefree

Derived terms

• skadefro

References

• “fro” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fro,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German vr? (“early”, adverb), from Proto-Germanic *fr?waz (“early”), cognate with German früh, Dutch vroeg.

Adverb

fro

1. (obsolete) early

   Synonyms: tidligt, årle

   • 1747, Speculum vitæ aulicæ, eller den fordanskede Reynike Fosz, p.234

Derived terms

• frokost
• fromesse
• froprædiken

References

• “fro,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Luxembourgish

Verb

fro

1. second-person singular imperative of froen

Middle English

Adverb

fro

1. from
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale

     That if I might skapen fro prisoun

     That if I can escape from prison

Norman

Alternative forms

• froc (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), from Frankish *hrokk (“robe, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, garment, cowl”), variant of *rukkaz (“upper garment, smock, shirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *rug(')- (“upper clothes, shirt”).

Pronunciation

• (Jersey)

Noun

fro m (plural frocs)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) dress

Synonyms

• robe

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fra

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

fr? (comparative fr?woro, superlative fr?wost)

1. glad

Declension

Welsh

Noun

fro

1. Soft mutation of bro.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vro?/

Mutation

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