Main Entry: ¹gar·rote

Variant(s): or ga·rotte \gə-ˈrät, -ˈrōt; ˈger-ət, ˈga-rət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Spanish garrote

Date: 1622

1 a : a method of execution by strangulation b : the apparatus used
2 : an implement (as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangulation