n.
Variant: or ga · rotte
Pronunciation: g ə - ' rät, - ' r ō t; ' ger- ə t, ' ga-r ə t
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