casino
//kəˈsiːnəʊ//
Forms
- Plural
- casinos
Definitions
1.A public building or room for gambling.
- He went to the casino every night till 1:00 am.
- A bid by Donald Trump to build Sydney’s first casino was rejected 30 years ago after police expressed concerns about his links to the mafia.
2.A certain Italian card game for two to four players.
- Tom lost a lot of money at the casino.
3.Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game.
- Tom lost a lot of money at the casino.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4913
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”)
From Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).