lotto
pronunciation
How to pronounce lotto in British English:
UK [ˈlɒtəʊ]
How to pronounce lotto in American English:
US [ˈlɑtoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
Word Origin
- lotto (n.)
- 1778, "type of card game," from French loto and directly from Italian lotto "a lot," from Old French lot "lot, share, reward, prize," from Frankish or some other Germanic source (compare Old English and Old Frisian hlot; see lot (n.)). Meaning "a lottery, a game of chance" is attested from 1787.
Example
- 1. There are 7 prize divisions in thursday lotto .
- 2. They want cheeseburgers , lotto , and television .
- 3. Lotto signs license agreement in indonesia .
- 4. He was gonna buy a lotto ticket with that money ?
- 5. For the coach every day is lotto day .