English language

How to pronounce garotte in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms garrote, garrotte, scrag
Type of strangle, strangulate, throttle
Type Words
Synonyms garrote, garrotte, iron collar
Type of instrument of execution

Examples of garotte

garotte
He would find her that day in the basement, beaten and strangled with a garotte.
From the denverpost.com
Angiolillo is executed by garotte on August 20.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The atollers believe a yo yo is garotte wire, a ThighMaster to be a torture device, and a clarinet to be surveillance equipment.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The remains of a garotte were also found around his neck, all of which was suggestive of a ritual killing rather than an accidental death, perhaps related to the Celtic cult of the head.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Killing them is even easier, with a garotte around the neck or a single silenced pistolshot, after which it's best to pop the dead man's clothes on as a disguise and stash the body in a bin.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Garrote: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
  • Garrote: strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"
  • A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word; alternative spellings include garotte and garrotte) is a handheld weapon, most often referring to a ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line used to strangle someone. ...