casino

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public building or room for gambling.
  2. A small house; a pleasure house or holiday home, especially in Italy.
  3. A certain Italian card game for two to four players.
  4. Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game.
name
  1. A town in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/kəˈsiːnəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-casino.wav /kæˈsinoʊ/ /kəˈsinoʊ/ /kəˈsiːnəʉ/ /kəˈsiːnɐʉ/ /kəˈsino/

Word forms

casino casinos casinoes casini cassino

Etymology

From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).

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