noun
lotto
LAH-toh/ˈlɑːtəʊ/
A lottery game in which players try to match drawn numbers.
She plays lotto each week, hoping to match all six numbers.
Etymology
Italian lotto means a lot or share determined by chance. The game applies that principle to numbers: randomly drawn numbers must match those on a player’s card or chosen combination.
In context
Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's Lotto winning numbers are five two zero and zero in exact order.
More examples
- We bought a lotto ticket at the corner store.
- The winning lotto numbers appear in tomorrow's newspaper.
- Some lotto games award smaller prizes for matching fewer numbers.
Forms
lotto · lottos
Similar words
- lottery
- Broader term for chance-based prize drawings, not necessarily matching numbers.