Etymology

tombola

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Today it means: A lottery in which winning tickets are drawn from a revolving drum. Full definition →

Italian tombola
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  1. Italiantombolaredeverb.
  2. Italiantombola
  3. English todaytombola

Borrowed from Italian tombola.

Words from the same roots

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tambiolo

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