casinos

[kuh-see-noh]

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

Related forms

sub·ca·si·no, noun, plural sub·ca·si·nos.

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