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Spanish
Etymology
From garita (“hut, cabin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾito/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: ga‧ri‧to
Noun
garito m (plural garitos)
- gambling den, gambling house (especially an illicit one)
2016 February 27, Javier Rioyo, “Cervantes en el garito”, in El País:Cervantes nunca olvidó el juego, sus trampas y sus actores. Astrana dedica páginas a su conocimiento de los juegos y su afición. Documenta alguna fortuna conseguida en los garitos que le permitió pagar deudas y fianzas, vivir en “hotel lujoso” y hasta hacer préstamos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial, humorous) club, nightclub
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