roulette
pronunciation
How to pronounce roulette in British English:
UK [ru:ˈlet]
How to pronounce roulette in American English:
US [ruˈlɛt]
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- Noun:
- a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
- a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations
- a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in
Word Origin
- roulette (n.)
- 1734, "small wheel," from French roulette "gambling game played with a revolving wheel," literally "small wheel," from Old French roelete "little wheel" (12c.), formed on model of Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota "wheel" (see rotary). The game of chance so-called from 1745.
Example
- 1. It has about as much predictability as russian roulette .
- 2. Roulette means " small wheel " in french .
- 3. Pricing deals in current markets is like playing russian roulette .
- 4. Roulette players , on average , will hit their number once in 36 or 37 attempts .
- 5. You write as if you and soros have been playing roulette .