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

Among the ultra-blessed 22 cards in the tarot’s major arcana — that is, the cards that have the power to shift the narrative of destiny — we find “The World.”

From Los Angeles Times

But we think Lillia and her tarot cards would agree with us in saying that magic doesn’t lie.

From Salon

In tarot, for example, the number four is connected to the elements of earth, air, fire and water; each of which represents a different force of nature and its special energies.

From Salon

An instructor of standing meditation practices helped her adjust her spine from long hours at her desk, and a tarot card reading convinced her that she shouldn’t give up on her current career.

From Los Angeles Times

As for Sol, she says she agreed to move in with Torres after becoming homeless and was hired to carry out tarot readings and yoga classes.

From BBC