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garote

garote is the alternative spelling of garrote.

Meaning of garrote

Noun

garrote (plural garrotes)

  1. (historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
    • I have twenty times done that which by Busnée law should have brought me to the filimicha (gallows), yet my neck has never yet been squeezed by the cold garrote.1843, George Borrow, The Bible in Spain, London: Cassell and Company, Ltd.
  2. Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.
    • The mob boss was known for having his enemies executed with a garrote of piano wire.

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Forms of garote

Noun
pluralgarotes
Verb
third-person singular presentgarotes
present participlegaroting
past participlegaroted
pastgaroted

Questions about garote

What is garote the alternative spelling of?
Garote is the alternative spelling of garrote.

Words near garote in the dictionary

  1. Garones
  2. Garonne
  3. Garons
  4. Garoo
  5. Garos
  6. garote
  7. garoted
  8. garotes
  9. garoting
  10. garotte
  11. garotted

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