garito
Spanish, noun/ɡaˈɾito/
garito is spelled G-A-R-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 70,049th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garito is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “gambling den, gambling house (especially an illicit one)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Local de mala reputación, o de no muy buen aspecto”.
What does garito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegambling den, gambling house (especially an illicit one)
- 2
colloquialmasculineclub, nightclub
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Local de mala reputación, o de no muy buen aspecto. 2. Local de ocio y diversión, bar, taberna o cualquier establecimiento similar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of garito
- garitos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce garito?
- /ɡaˈɾito/
- [ɡaˈɾi.t̪o]
- [gaˈɾit̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to garito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is garito in Spanish?
garito appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).