tarot

[tar-oh, ta-roh]

noun

1. any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.

tarot

/ ˈtærəʊ /

noun

1. one of a special pack of cards, now used mainly for fortune-telling, consisting of 78 cards (4 suits of 14 cards each (the minor arcana), and 22 other cards (the major arcana))

2. a card in a tarot pack with distinctive symbolic design, such as the Wheel of Fortune

adjective

1. relating to tarot cards

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarot¹

1590–1600; back formation from taros (plural) < Middle French < Italian tarocchi, plural of tarocco

Word History and Origins

Origin of tarot¹

C16: from French, from Old Italian tarocco, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Before me lies a spirit board, a lone tarot card and a black scrying mirror.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to hosting perfume making and lipstick reading — which is like tarot card reading, but with lipstick — the store gave away an advance copy of “By Invitation Only.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bishop Snow accused him of practising witchcraft - both because of the "seance" and the fact Jay happened to have a close friend who was a tarot card reader.

From BBC

So when I’m with somebody that’s really invested and committed to runes or tarot, I am hook, line and sinker in.

From Los Angeles Times

Surfaces are covered in books, tarot cards, clay and other art supplies to make use of.

From Los Angeles Times