noun
keno
KEE-noh/kˈinoʊ/
A gambling game in which players match chosen numbers to numbers drawn at random.
A player marks chosen numbers on a keno betting slip.
Etymology
Keno probably takes its name from French quine, meaning five winning lottery numbers. The connection to five fits the game's arrangement of numbers in rows of five.
In context
whether or not it um they had keno because it there's a suggestion here that it's the lottery tickets
More examples
- We play keno while we wait for our table.
- She wins at keno when enough of her numbers match.
- The casino draws new keno numbers every few minutes.
Forms
keno