Faro

Faro

See also: faro, farò, and Fårö

English

Etymology 1

From Portuguese Faro, from Old Portuguese Faaron.

Proper noun

Faro

1. A city in Portugal

Translations

city in Portugal

German: Faro Old Portuguese: Faaron Portuguese: Faro (pt)

Proper noun

Faro

1. A municipality of Pará, Brazil.
2. A department of North Province, Cameroon.
3. A town in central Yukon, Canada.
4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Twelvemile Township, Madison County, Missouri, United States.
5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.

Anagrams

• Afro, Afro-, RAFO, afro, fora

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Faro, from Old Portuguese Faaron.

Proper noun

Faro n (proper noun, genitive Faros or (optionally with an article) Faro)

1. Faro (a city in Portugal)

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Portuguese

Faro

Etymology

From Old Portuguese Faaron, from Arabic هَارُون‎ (hārūn), from Hebrew אהרן‎ (Ahărōn, “Aaron”).[1] Doublet of Aarão. The city was named after a local Moorish qadi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ɾu/

• Audio (Portugal)

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• Homophone: faro
• Rhymes: -aɾu
• Hyphenation: Fa‧ro

Proper noun

Faro m

1. Faro (a district in southern Portugal)
2. Faro (a city and municipality of Faro district, Portugal)

Usage notes

Faro is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Related terms

• farense
• Aarão

References

1. “Faro” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.