garrotte
See also: garrotté
English
Noun
garrotte (plural garrottes)
- A cord, wire or similar used for strangulation.
- The mob boss was known for executing his enemies with a garrotte of piano wire.
- (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)
- (transitive) To execute by strangulation.
- (transitive) To suddenly render insensible by semi-strangulation, and then to rob.
See also
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: garrottent, garrottes
Italian
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