HOW TO PRONOUNCE
garrote
/ɡəˈɹɒt/
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What does garrote mean?
noun
- Something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation.
verb
- To execute by strangulation, to kill using a garrote.
- To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (historical) An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɡəˈɹɒt/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ɡəˈɹoʊt/
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