garrote
Spanish, noun/ɡaˈrote/
garrote is spelled G-A-R-R-O-T-E (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Garrote is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “garrote (something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palo o bastón de diferentes tamaño y grosor, utilizado como arma”.
What does garrote mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegarrote (something, especially a cord or wire, used for strangulation)
- 2
masculineclub, cudgel
- 3
masculinetorniquet
- 4
masculineline break, gap
- 5
masculinebulge
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palo o bastón de diferentes tamaño y grosor, utilizado como arma. 2. Método de ejecución en el que se trituraba cuello del reo hasta matarlo, mediante una soga retorcida con un palo, u otro ingenio mecánico. También se utilizaba como tortura o para conseguir algún tipo de confesión. 3. Macana.
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 garrote
- garrotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce garrote?
- /ɡaˈrote/
- [ɡaˈro.t̪e]
- [gaˈrot̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to garrote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is garrote in Spanish?
garrote appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).