Etymology
From Italian casino, diminutive form of casa (house), from Latin casa (cottage, hut).
Noun
casino (countable and uncountable, plural casinos or casinoes or casini)
- A public building or room for gambling.
- (uncountable) A certain Italian card game for two to four players.
- (countable) Any of certain cards with special meanings in this game.
Derived terms
- big casino
- casino capitalism
- casino hotel
- clams casino
- e-casino
- great casino
- little casino
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