tombola
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tombola
1875–80; < Italian, derivative of tombolare to tumble, itself derivative of tombare to fall
Example Sentences
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The conventional group campaign concludes in November, while the final trio will be tossed into the big Uefa tombola after play-offs in March next year.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2023
The head coach's selectorial tombola is not what it was.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023
Vardy looked an inch or two ahead of Henderson, so it’d have been interesting had it gone in, given the tombola that is VAR.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2021
Mr. Carrozzini would drop by the Clementes’ to drink coffee and play the board game tombola, or meet on the rooftops to get filmmaking tips from Mr. Luhrmann, his neighbor.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2016
The tombola in the Piazza Tosti drew together a large crowd; and then it was that Rocjean was in his element, Caper delighted, and Dexter rejoiced in the study of costumes and motives for paintings.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
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