garrotte

See also: garrotté

English

Alternative forms

• garotte
• garrote (American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish garrote.

Noun

garrotte (plural garrottes)

1. A cord, wire or similar used for strangulation.

   The mob boss was known for executing his enemies with a garrotte of piano wire.

2. (historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.

Verb

garrotte (third-person singular simple present garrottes, present participle garrotting, simple past and past participle garrotted)

1. (transitive) To execute by strangulation.
2. (transitive) To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.

See also

• garrot

Anagrams

• garotter

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: garrottent, garrottes

Verb

garrotte

1. inflection of garrotter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Noun

garrotte f

1. plural of garrotta

Anagrams

• garretto, gratterò