casini

Variant of casino

casino definition

ca·sino (kə sē′nō)

noun pl. casinos -·nos

  1. in Italy, a small country house
  2. a public room or building for entertainments, dancing, or, now specif., gambling
  3. a card game for two to four players in which the object is to use cards in the hand to take cards or combinations of cards exposed on the table

Etymology: It, dim. of casa, house < L, hut, shed; orig.? of plaited material < IE base *kat-, to twist, plait > OE heathor, pen, Sans kōt, small stable

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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