lotto

noun

lot·​to ˈlä-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce lotto (audio)
: a game of chance resembling bingo

Examples of lotto in a Sentence

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Earlier this month, a lotto ticket purchased in Austin through a lottery courier company won an $83.5 million drawing. Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025 When did lotto jackpots hit $1 billion or more? As of Oct. 7, 2024, 11 lottery jackpots have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024 Not a single lotto participant nabbed a ticket with all six numbers pulled Tuesday night, pushing the pot into record-breaking territory. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024 Something like Looney Tunes, that works so perfectly, these character archetypes, the style, and everything is like winning the lotto. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lotto

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Italian; French loto, borrowed from Italian lotto "lottery, game of chance based on guessing numbers drawn from an urn" (originally lotto di Genova "Genoa lottery"), borrowed from Middle French lot "lot, portion, share" — more at allot

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lotto was in 1778

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“Lotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lotto. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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