tombola

[ tom-buh-luh ]

/ ˈtɒm bə lə /

noun British.

house (def. 19).

Origin of tombola

1875–80; <Italian, derivative of tombolare to tumble, itself derivative of tombare to fall

Words nearby tombola

tombac, Tombalbaye, Tombaugh, tombé, Tombigbee, tombola, tombolo, Tombouctou, tomboy, tombstone, tombstone ad

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Example sentences from the Web for tombola

If the figure be painted with oil-colors, the Tombola can be made to perform his pranks in a basin of water.
Harper's Young People, January 13, 1880|Various
In the afternoon the men off duty amuse themselves for a couple of hours with the "tombola," a game much liked by our sailors.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer
And we see the quinquina (formed by five numbers) drawn, and then the first Tombola, and the second.
From the Oak to the Olive|Julia Ward Howe
But the curtain rose; that is to say, the tombola commenced.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862|Various

The little cracked bells of the tiny church have been tinkling and in front of the church is a staging for a tombola.
Polly the Pagan|Isabel Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for tombola

tombola

/ (tɒmˈbəʊlə) /

noun

British a type of lottery, esp at a fête, in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum

Word Origin for tombola

C19: from Italian, from tombolare to somersault; see tumble

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单词	tombola
释义	tombola [ tom-buh-luh ] / ˈtɒm bə lə / noun British. house (def. 19). Origin of tombola 1875–80; <Italian, derivative of tombolare to tumble, itself derivative of tombare to fall Words nearby tombola tombac, Tombalbaye, Tombaugh, tombé, Tombigbee, tombola, tombolo, Tombouctou, tomboy, tombstone, tombstone ad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tombola If the figure be painted with oil-colors, the Tombola can be made to perform his pranks in a basin of water. Harper's Young People, January 13, 1880\|Various In the afternoon the men off duty amuse themselves for a couple of hours with the "tombola," a game much liked by our sailors. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I\|Karl Ritter von Scherzer And we see the quinquina (formed by five numbers) drawn, and then the first Tombola, and the second. From the Oak to the Olive\|Julia Ward Howe But the curtain rose; that is to say, the tombola commenced. Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862\|Various The little cracked bells of the tiny church have been tinkling and in front of the church is a staging for a tombola. Polly the Pagan\|Isabel Anderson British Dictionary definitions for tombola tombola / (tɒmˈbəʊlə) / noun British a type of lottery, esp at a fête, in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum Word Origin for tombola C19: from Italian, from tombolare to somersault; see tumble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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