tripot

gambling den

noun tree-POH Rare

Also means

dive bar

Usage Note

Tripot is a mildly pejorative word for an illicit or shabby gambling house; by extension it labels any seedy, disreputable place. The final t is silent. Its register is informal or literary — in modern spoken French bouge or trou carry similar contempt for a dodgy venue.

Examples

"Ils se retrouvaient chaque soir dans un tripot mal éclairé."

Natural Translation

They met every evening in a dimly lit gambling den.

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