faraon
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faraon¹
- /fa.raˈon/
Rhymes with -on
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic фараѡнъ (faraōnŭ). The card game sense is a semantic loan from French pharaon.
The ethnic slur has its origins in the traditionally widespread conception that the Roma trace their origin to Egypt.
noun faraoni · faraon · faraonul · faraonii
- pharaoh
- Gypsy, Roma
- devil
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synonym of faro (“faro”)
Similar: faro
Faraon²
Where it comes from
From faraon.
proper noun lui Faraon
- a surname
In English
- pharaoh supreme ruler of ancient Egypt
Talk about this word "faraon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/faraon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. faraon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/faraon "faraon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/faraon.Cite this
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title = {faraon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/faraon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
