casino
A public building or room for gamblingA public building or room for gambling.
» I've spent a lot of time in casinos.
Я провёл много времени в казино.
Я провів багато часу в казіно.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A public building or room for gambling.
We valeted our car and entered the casino.
Kasino, Spielbank
казино́kazinó, иго́рный домigórnyj dom
казино́kazynó
a public building for gambling and entertainment
(uncountable)A certain Italian card game for two to four players.
(countable)Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game.
a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A small house; a pleasure house or holiday home, especially in Italy.
Examples
72 sentencesI've spent a lot of time in casinos.
Я провів багато часу в казіно.
ruЯ провёл много времени в казино.
Tom is a former casino dealer.
Did you go to the casino?
Tom has never gone to a casino.
Tom had a good night at the casino.
Translations
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Origin
From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”).
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Forms
plural: casinos / casinoes / casiniSynonyms
2 synonyms- a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand:cassino
- a public building for gambling and entertainment:gambling casino
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable