garrotte

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A form of garrote — An iron collar formerly used in Spain to execute people by strangulation.

Similar
Scrabble 9

Meanings

noungarrotte (plural garrottes)

plural garrottes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of garrote.
verbgarrotte (third-person singular simple present garrottes, present participle garrotting, simple past and past participle garrotted)

present singular third person garrottes · participle present garrotting · participle past garrotted · past garrotted

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of garrote.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

Similar
garrotegarotteiron collar
Broader
instrument of execution

verbstrangle with an iron collar

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

garrotte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrotte

MLA

“garrotte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrotte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garrotte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garrotte.

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