tarot

noun tar·ot \ˈter-(ˌ)ō, ˈta-(ˌ)rō\

: a set of 78 cards with pictures and symbols that is used to see what will happen in the future

Full Definition of TAROT

: any of a set of usually 78 playing cards including 22 pictorial cards used for fortune-telling

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Middle French, from Italian tarocchi (plural)

First Known Use: circa 1623

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