garrote

Other spellings

• (UK) garrotte

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɡəˈrɒt/ or /ɡəˈroʊt/

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Noun

Singular garrote

Plural garrotes

1. (countable) A garrote is an iron collar that was used in Spain to execute people by strangling them.

Verb

Plain form garrote

Third-person singular garrotes

Past tense garroted

Past participle garroted

Present participle garroting

1. (transitive) If you garrote someone, you execute them by strangling or killing them with a garrote.