lotto
lotto Lexical Profile
lotto Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A large-scale public lottery in which players select a set of numbers on a ticket in the hope of matching those drawn at random to win a cash jackpot.
"She bought a lotto ticket at the corner convenience store after hearing that the jackpot had reached fifty million dollars."
A game of chance similar to bingo in which numbered tokens are drawn from a bag or cage and players cover corresponding numbers printed on their cards.
"During the rainy afternoon, the family gathered around the dining table to play a few rounds of lotto."
• Rhymes for lotto
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 18th century from Italian 'lotto', meaning 'lot, share, or lottery', which was itself borrowed from French 'lot', of Germanic origin (akin to Old English 'hlot').
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