casino

/kaˈsino/ · B1 · noun · m

casino

🎰🍽️ Italian casa + -ino = little house, later a gaming club or staff canteen

From Italian casino, little house, a small villa used for socialising and gambling. In Spain the club sense spread, so casino can also mean a social club or a staff canteen. Context decides: casino de juego for gambling, casino de oficiales for a mess hall.

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