casino
[ kuh-see-noh ]
/ kəˈsi noʊ /
noun, plural ca·si·nos for 1.
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
(in Italy) a small country house or lodge.
Also cassino. Cards.
a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.
Origin of casino
1780–90; < Italian, equivalent to
cas(a) house +
-ino diminutive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM casino
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casing knife,
casing nail,
casinghead gas,
casino,
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cask,
cask of amontillado, the,
casket,
caslon
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British Dictionary definitions for casino
casino
/ (kəˈsiːnəʊ) /
noun plural -nos
a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer
a variant spelling of cassino
Word Origin for casino
C18: from Italian, diminutive of
casa house, from Latin