casino

== English == === Alternative forms === cassino (dated) === Etymology === From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (“house”), from Latin casa (“cottage, hut”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /kæˈsinoʊ/, /kəˈsinoʊ/ (Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈsiːnəʉ/, /kəˈsiːnɐʉ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /kəˈsiːnɐʉ/ Rhymes: -iːnəʊ === Noun === casino (countable and uncountable, plural casinos or casinoes or casini) A public building or room for gambling. (obsolete) A small house; a pleasure house or holiday home, especially in Italy. 1792, James Boswell, in Danziger & Brady (eds.), Boswell: The Great Biographer (Journals 1789–1795), Yale 1989, p. 163: I felt it strange, and regretted it, that so amiable a man should have contracted such dissolute habits, and at this very time, instead of living respectably with his charming Countess, had Baccelli, the superannuated dancing courtesan, in a casino in the neighbourhood. (uncountable) A certain Italian card game for two to four players. (countable) Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “casino”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “casino”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “casino”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Caison, Cianos, Sicano, casoni == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian casino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kəˈzi.nu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəˈzi.no] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈzi.no] === Noun === casino m (plural casinos) private club ==== Derived terms ==== casino de joc ==== Related terms ==== casa === Further reading === “casino”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Borrowed from French or directly from Italian?”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaːˈzi.noː/ Hyphenation: ca‧si‧no Rhymes: -inoː === Noun === casino m (plural casino's, diminutive casinootje n) casino, gambling house Synonym: speelhuis ==== Derived terms ==== casinobrood casinokapitalisme ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kasino == French == === Etymology === From Italian, possibly via English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.zi.no/ === Noun === casino m (plural casinos) a casino ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: casinò → Khmer: កាស៊ីណូ (kaasiinou) === Further reading === “casino”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Alternative forms === casinò (casino; place to gamble) === Etymology === From casa +‎ -ino; cognate with Piedmontese casin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈzi.no/, (traditional) /kaˈsi.no/ Rhymes: -ino Hyphenation: ca‧sì‧no === Noun === casino m (plural casini) (colloquial, vulgar) brothel Synonym: bordello (informal, see usage notes) mess (informal, see usage notes) noisy situation Synonyms: baccano, confusione, chiasso (informal, see usage notes) a large amount, shitload hunting lodge casino a particular card game ==== Usage notes ==== Due to its etymology as a word designating brothels, some consider this to be a swear word or vulgar (typically older people) ==== Derived terms ==== casinista incasinare ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: kasino → English: casino → Ladino: gazino → Ottoman Turkish: قازینو (kazino), غازینو (gazino)Turkish: gazino → Portuguese: casino → Spanish: casino === References === === Anagrams === -iscano, Nicaso, Sancio, Scanio, Scianò, anciso, ascino, casoni, cosina, in caso, sciano, sicano, sonica == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧si‧no === Noun === casino m (plural casinos) European Portuguese standard form of cassino === Further reading === “casino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “casino”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “casino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian casino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈsino/ [kaˈsi.no] Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: ca‧si‧no === Noun === casino m (plural casinos) casino (Chile) cafeteria, canteen (staff restaurant) === Further reading === “casino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === casino n alternative spelling of kasino ==== Declension ====