noun
casino
kuh-SEE-noh
noun
1
A venue where people gamble on games of chance.
"They lost fifty dollars at the roulette table in the casino."
2
An Italian card game played by two to four people.
"His grandmother taught him casino on rainy afternoons."
How to Use Casino
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA gambling venue, or a traditional Italian card game of the same name.
Common pairings
casino floor
online casino
play casino
Word Forms
casinos plural, casinoes plural, casini plural
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Etymology
From Italian casino, a diminutive of casa ("house"), tracing back to Latin casa ("cottage, hut").