lotto

noun

lot·​to ˈlä-(ˌ)tō 

: a game of chance resembling bingo

Examples of lotto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s the sort of prospect a front office might be inclined to buy low on, and that’s just what Cincinnati did, acquiring Brito and a 19-year-old pitching lotto ticket for Nathaniel Lowe at the deadline. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

On June 14, an unknown lotto player bought a Pick 4 ticket at a 7-Eleven in Tampa, Lockhart’s arrest report read. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026

Avoid the gravity-defying July lotto tickets. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 June 2026

The gaming complex, which featured a practically closed outlet mall (one shop remains), a robust lotto store and a host of other gas stations and fast food restaurants, closed Buffalo Bill’s last July. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

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

Rhymes for lotto

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau