baro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) cardsharp
2. (masculine) cheat

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of barare

Concepts

sharper

cheat

cardsharp

cardsharper

card-sharper

gambler

gouger

grifter

scammer

sharpie

swindler

card shark

card sharp

sharpy

card sharper

chiseler

chiseller

defrauder

Synonyms

frodatore

truffatore

imbroglione

raggiratore

gabbamondo

gabbatore

impostore

lestofante

magliaro

mistificatore

pataccaro

pellaccia

truffaldino

turlupinatore

aggiratore

giuntatore

truccone

arcadore

arcatore

blackleg

cagliostro

gabbacompagno

abbindolatore

pelagatti

bidonista

camorrista

gabbacristiani

Translations

tricheur

fullero

tramposo

χαρτοκλέφτης

Falschspieler

arnaqueur

escroc

pipeur

batoteiro

canteiro

fulheiro

Hyphenated as

bà‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈba.ro/

Etymology

Probably from Latin bārō (“simpleton”). Or, from Late Latin baraliāre (“dispute, quarrel”), probably from Paleo-Hispanic. Cognate with Spanish barajar and Catalan baralla (“deck of cards”), Portuguese baralhar (“to shuffle cards”).