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Added 9 October 2026

casino

/kəˈsiːnəʊ/ noun

In Latin: āleātōrium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about casino at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A public building for gambling and entertainment.
A card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.

Origin

From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).

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