FIGARO

Definition: FIGARO

FIGARO

Noun

1. An adroit and unscrupulous intriguer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "FIGARO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references)

Specialty Definitions: FIGARO

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Figaro A type of cunning dexterity, and intrigue. The character is in the Barbier de Séville and Mariage de Figaro, by Beaumarchais. In the former he is a barber, and in the latter a valet; but in both he outwits every one. There are several operas founded on these dramas, as Mozart's Nozze di Figaro, Paisiello's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Figaro

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

There are several characters named Figaro.

The best known is the central character in the comedies, The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro, by Pierre de Beaumarchais. Both plays were turned into famous operas, by Rossini and Mozart respectively.

Another Figaro is a kitten created by The Walt Disney Company. He first appeared in the movie Pinocchio. Then he was later adopted into The Mickey Mouse universe as Minnie Mouse's Cat and an enemy for Pluto. He most recently appeared in the hit TV Series House of Mouse.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Figaro."

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Crosswords: FIGARO

Specialty definitions using "FIGARO": Bartholo. (references)

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Modern Usage: FIGARO

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You know, I'm certain that's what Mozart had in mind when he wrote The Marriage of Figaro. 'Oh, goodie, now women can accessorize! (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro)
Movie/TV Titles	Ili Zhenit'ba Figaro Bezumnyj den' (1974) Le Nozze di Figaro (1973) Die Hochzeit des Figaro (1967) Le Mariage de Figaro (1959) Il barbiere di Siviglia Figaro (1955)
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Commercial Usage: FIGARO

Domain	Title
Books	A Collection of Plays by Mark Frank: Bend/Hotel 5/I Figaro! /a Purrfect Life /He's Harry/but Aren't We All Torn (reference) Funeral of Figaro (reference) The Marriage of Figaro (reference) The Mozart-Da Ponte Operas: The Cultural and Musical Background to Le Nozze Di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi Fan Tutte (reference) Three Mozart Libretti: The Marriage of Figaro Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) / Barenboim, Pape, Roschmann, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights) (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	DeLonghi BCO110 Caffe Figaro Espresso, Cappuccino & Coffee Bar (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Image Slideshow: FIGARO

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Non-Fiction Usage: FIGARO

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Several well-known magazines such as BAZAAR, Cosmopolitan, CLEO, and Arch were translated and introduced into Taiwan five years ago. The Chinese version of National Geographic, Popular Science and the Madame Figaro are being introduced into the Taiwan market January 2001. Syndication is a very successful method of widening the periodicals market in Taiwan. (references)
Human Rights	Morocco	The King himself, in an August interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro, declared he wanted the truth to come out concerning the disappearance of Ben Barka. (references)
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Usage Frequency: FIGARO

"FIGARO" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 76.09% of the time. "FIGARO" is used about 46 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	76.09%	35	58,339
Noun (singular)	23.91%	11	106,044
Total	100.00%	46	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: FIGARO

The following table summarizes the usage of "FIGARO" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Figaro	Last name	1,000	14,635
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: FIGARO

Country	Name
Slovakia	Jacobs Suchard Figaro a.s.
	(more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: FIGARO

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "FIGARO": figaro-mad.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FIGARO

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
le figaro	314	marriage of figaro lyrics	5
figaro	149	white gold figaro	5
marriage of figaro	81	le figaro newspaper	5
figaro chain	42	figaro marriage synopsis	5
figaro nissan	34	silver figaro chain	5
le nozze di figaro	14	figaro sensor	5
le and mariage and de and figaro	12	figaro necklace silver	4
figaro necklace	10	figaro france	4
figaro journal le	9	car figaro	4
figaro madame	9	figaro journal	4
mozart marriage of figaro	7	figaro mozart	4
gold figaro chain	7	figaro opera	3
figaro fr le	7	figaro le magazine	3
les noces de figaro	6	bodas de figaro las	3
figaro bracelet	6	la figaro	3
figaro lyrics	6	delonghi caffe figaro	3
sterling silver figaro chain	6	sterling silver figaro necklace	3
le nozze de figaro	6	man figaro bracelet	3
de figaro noces	6	cat figaro	3
figaro magazine	5	france le figaro	3
		cafe figaro	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: FIGARO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-f-g-i-o-r"
	-2 letters: agio, fair, faro, fiar, fora, frag, frig, frog, giro, ragi.
	-3 letters: ago, air, arf, fag, far, fig, fir, fog, for, fro, gar, goa, gor, oaf, oar, ora, rag, ria, rif, rig.
	-4 letters: ag, ai, ar, fa, go, if, of, or.
	Words containing the letters "a-f-g-i-o-r"
	+2 letters: favoring, foraging, foraying, gasiform, graffito, isograft.
	+3 letters: affording, factoring, farrowing, favouring, flavoring, forsaking, fumigator, isografts, ossifrage, profaning, sangfroid, sgraffito.
	+4 letters: affronting, ausforming, faggotries, fairground, figuration, flavorings, flavouring, florilegia, forbearing, forearming, foredating, forgivable, forgivably, formatting, forwarding, fumigators, isografted, ossifrages, profligacy, profligate, refloating, sangfroids.
	+5 letters: afforesting, airproofing, antiforeign, cofeaturing, disfavoring, dragonflies, factorizing, fairgrounds, farraginous, figurations, filmography, fingerboard, forecasting, foretasting, forewarning, formalising, formalizing, formulating, fornicating, forswearing, fractioning, freeloading, fulguration, grandiflora, isografting, overfatigue, overfearing, perforating, profligates.
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