faraó

See also: farao, fáraó, and farão

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Pharaō, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ).

Pronunciation

Noun

faraó m (plural faraons, feminine faraona)

  1. pharaoh

Noun

faraó m (plural faraons)

  1. (card games) faro

Derived terms

Further reading

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • faró

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːra.ouː/

Noun

faraó m (genitive singular faraós, nominative plural faraóar)

  1. pharaoh

Declension

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian


(pr-ꜥꜣ, palace, pharaoh), from pr (house) + ꜥꜣ (big).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fa.ɾaˈɔ/

  • Hyphenation: fa‧ra‧ó
  • Rhymes:

Noun

faraó m or f by sense (plural faraós, feminine (rare, proscribed) faraoa or faraona, feminine plural (rare, proscribed) faraoas or faraonas)

  1. (Egyptology, historical) pharaoh (supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt)

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

Noun

faraó m (usually uncountable, plural faraós)

  1. (card games) pharaoh; faro
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