gar·rote or
gar·rotte (gə-r
ŏt
, -rōt
)
n.► ■ A method of execution formerly practiced in Spain, in which a tightened iron collar is used to strangle or break the neck of a condemned person.
■ The iron collar used for such an execution.
► ■ Strangulation, especially in order to rob.
■ A cord or wire used for strangling.
tr.v. gar·rot·ed, or
gar·rot·ted gar·rot·ing, or
gar·rot·ting gar·rotes or
gar·rottes► To execute by garrote.
► To strangle in order to rob.
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲
garrote [Spanish,
cudgel, instrument of torture, possibly from Old French
garrot, perhaps from
garoquier,
to struggle.]
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲