ˈfe](ˌ)rō, ˈfa(a)], ˈfā] sometimes ]_rēˌō noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin Pharaon-, Pharao, from Greek Pharaō, from Hebrew par'ōh, from Egyptian pr-'˒ʾ
1.
a. : a ruler of ancient Egypt
b. : tyrant
they tell me he's a regular Pharaoh — John Cheever
that tough old Pharaoh of a captain — Theatre Arts
2.
[translation of French pharaon or Italian faraone ]
archaic : faro