“Faro” or “Farrow” or “Pharaoh”

Overview

faro / farrow / pharaoh are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

faro: (noun) a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box.

farrow: (noun) the production of a litter of pigs. (verb) give birth.

pharaoh: (noun) the title of the ancient Egyptian kings.

Pronunciation

faro: f·EH·r·ow

farrow: f·EH·r·OW

pharaoh: f·EH·r·ow

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Examples in Context

Examples of “faro”

Faro, Portugal
…divided into the districts of Faro and Campbell when the new…
…consisted primarily of town of Faro, as well as much of…
…to the Legislative Assembly in Faro in 1978.
…handful of French soldiers guarding Faro.
…Barros (model), 2 – Jonatas Faro (actor), 3 – Debora Nascimento…
…Dionísio Carneiro de Sousa e Faro, High Commissioner of Angola (1930–1931)
…de Noronha, 2nd Count of Faro with whom he had seven

Examples of “farrow”

…of Woman for director John Farrow.
John Farrow briefly took over direction during…
Farrow called for a careful examination…
…Phantom Stagecoach (1957) as Harry Farrow
Maibaum ended up sacking John Farrow as director after a dispute…
Ronan Farrow, who published the Weinstein exposé…

Examples of “pharaoh”

At any time, the pharaoh could exert his own control…
…Kind of Death (1966) introduced Pharaoh Love, the first gay black…
…the soul of the deceased pharaoh could ascend to the heavens.
…mother of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh Teti, announced on 11 November
…and another anti-Buster song, "Prince Pharaoh", notably the only record featuring…
Ramesses XI, Pharaoh of Egypt, r. 1107–1077 BC
…completed by the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II.
…before one-gender perfection as a pharaoh: Therefore, as each female had…
…refer to Shabaka, a Kushite pharaoh of Egypt's twenty-fifth dynasty.
…New Woman (Emancypantki, 1893), and Pharaoh (Faraon, 1895)

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