I. noun
or ga·rotte gə-ˈrät, -ˈrōt; ˈger-ət, ˈga-rət
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
II. transitive verb
or garotte
( gar·rot·ed or ga·rott·ed ; gar·rot·ing or ga·rott·ing )
Date: 1851
: to strangle with or as if with a garrote
• gar·rot·er noun