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casino

casino

noun kah-SEE-noh Rare

Origin: Italian casino, diminutive of casa (house).

Also means

social club

Usage Note

Casino was borrowed from Italian and historically referred to a social club or gathering house before it came to mean a gambling establishment. In Spain and Latin America both senses coexist: some casinos are elegant social clubs without gambling; context and region determine which sense is intended.

Examples

"Pasaron la noche en el casino jugando a las cartas."

Natural Translation

They spent the night at the casino playing cards.

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