casino

[kuh-see-noh]

noun

plural

casinos 

1. a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.

2. (in Italy) a small country house or lodge.

3. Cards.,  Also cassino a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.

casino

/ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer

2. a variant spelling of cassino

Other Word Forms

• subcasino noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of casino¹

1780–90; < Italian, equivalent to cas(a) “house” + -ino diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of casino¹

C18: from Italian, diminutive of casa house, from Latin

Example Sentences

It also offered horseback riding along the resort’s dirt trails, swimming in a huge outdoor pool, clay tennis courts, casino gambling, an antiques shop, and even a movie theater for the guests.

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The restaurant sits about a block from Las Vegas Boulevard, which is home to the city's famed strip of casinos and hotels.

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In effect, the casino is a $600-million bet by leaders of Hard Rock International and the Tejon Indian Tribe that they can grab a central role among the many Indian casinos in Southern California.

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Wall Street investment banks are like Las Vegas casinos: They set the odds.

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Under their rule, the impoverished backwater was transformed into a flashy hub of casinos and red-light districts.

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