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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lot•to /ˈlɑtoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tos. - Gamesa game of chance similar to bingo.
- Gamesa lottery, esp. one operated by a state government.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lot•to (lot′ō),USA pronunciation n. - Gamesa game of chance in which a leader draws numbered disks at random from a stock and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards, the winner being the first to cover a complete row.
- Gamesa lottery, as one operated by a state government, in which players choose numbers that are matched against those of the official drawing, the winning numbers typically paying large cash prizes.
- Gmc; see lot
- Italian
- 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lotto /ˈlɒtəʊ/ n - Also called: housey-housey 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 - a lottery
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from Old French lot, from Germanic. See lot |