a children's game in which numbered discs, counters, etc, are drawn at random and called out, while the players cover the corresponding numbers on cards, the winner being the first to cover all the numbers, a particular row, etc
Compare bingo
2.
a lottery
Word origin
C18: from Italian, from Old French lot, from Germanic. See lot
lotto in American English
(ˈlɑtoʊ)
noun
a game resembling bingo
Word origin
It < Fr lot < MDu: see lot
Examples of 'lotto' in a sentence
lotto
I'VE tried to pick the winning lotto numbers.
The Sun (2013)
The moon shines on your prize chart to add luck to lotto tickets.
The Sun (2014)
The moon adds luck to lotto tickets and bingo.
The Sun (2014)
Luck tells you to check old lotto tickets.
The Sun (2012)
Lotto winners who know how to enjoy good fortune.
The Sun (2009)
And praying to win the lotto!
The Sun (2014)
What made us happiest about 7m lotto win?
The Sun (2013)
Sharing a lotto ticket with a Virgo relative could bring maximum luck.
The Sun (2009)
The moon is in the winning part of your chart, adding luck to lotto tickets and other numbers games.
The Sun (2011)
Lotto Tickets are doubling in price to 2 and some winnings being halved.
The Sun (2013)
That means those of us who shell out 1 a week for our lotto ticket have something in common with the conquerors of Beijing.
The Sun (2008)
But I reckon he'd give the nod to two quid on a lotto ticket.
The Sun (2010)
From tonight, anyone who matches two numbers in the main lotto draw will win a free lucky dip ticket for the following week's draw.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Synonyms of 'lotto'
lottery, national lottery, draw, raffle
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Word lists with
lotto
Other Games
(noun)
Definition
(in certain countries) the national lottery
(British, South Africa, New Zealand)
If you won the lotto, what would you do with the money?
Synonyms
lottery
the national lottery
national lottery
draw
I hear you won a case of whisky in the Christmas draw.
raffle
There will be more great prizes to be won in our latest raffle.
sweepstake
Additional synonyms
in the sense of draw
Definition
a raffle or lottery
I hear you won a case of whisky in the Christmas draw.
Synonyms
raffle,
lottery,
sweepstake,
tombola
in the sense of raffle
Definition
a lottery, often to raise money for charity, in which the prizes are goods rather than money
There will be more great prizes to be won in our latest raffle.