Faro

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See also: faro, farò, and Fårö

English

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Etymology 1

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From Portuguese Faro, from Old Galician-Portuguese Faaron.

Proper noun

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Faro

  1. A city in Portugal
Translations
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Faro

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

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese Faro, from Old Galician-Portuguese Faaron.

Proper noun

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

  1. Faro (a city in Portugal)

Portuguese

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Faro

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier Fárão. Inherited from Old Galician-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

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Proper noun

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Faro m

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

Usage notes

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

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References

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  1. ^ Faro”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024