LOTTO

lotto, bingo, beano, keno

(noun) a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lotto (plural lottos)

a game of chance similar to bingo

a lottery

Source: Wiktionary


Lot"to, n. Etym: [F. loto or It. lotto, prop., a lot; of German origin. See Lot.]

Definition: A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. A variety of lotto is called keno. [Often written loto.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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