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Meaning of "tombola" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOMBOLA

From Italian, from tombolare to somersault.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMBOLA

tombola  [tɒmˈbəʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMBOLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tombola is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOMBOLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tombola in the English dictionary

The definition of tombola in the dictionary is a type of lottery, esp at a fête, in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOMBOLA


Angola
æŋˈɡəʊlə
barbola
bɑːˈbəʊlə
bipolar
baɪˈpəʊlə
bola
ˈbəʊlə
bolar
ˈbəʊlə
bowler
ˈbəʊlə
carambola
ˌkærəmˈbəʊlə
Coca-Cola
ˌkəʊkəˈkəʊlə
cocobola
ˈkəʊkəʊˌbəʊlə
cola
ˈkəʊlə
controller
kənˈtrəʊlə
Ebola
iːˈbəʊlə
kola
ˈkəʊlə
mola
ˈməʊlə
polar
ˈpəʊlə
roller
ˈrəʊlə
sola
ˈsəʊlə
solar
ˈsəʊlə
stroller
ˈstrəʊlə
viola
vɪˈəʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMBOLA

tomato soup
tomatoey
tomb
tombac
tombal
Tombaugh
tombic
tombless
tomblike
tomboc
tombolo
Tombouctou
tomboy
tomboyish
tomboyishly
tomboyishness
tombstone
tombstoning
tomcat
tomcatting

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMBOLA

Agricola
canola
Coppola
cupola
Denebola
gondola
Gorgonzola
granola
Hispaniola
hyperbola
lobola
parabola
pergola
Pola
rectangular hyperbola
rucola
tola
Tortola
vola
Zola

Synonyms and antonyms of tombola in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tombola» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMBOLA

Find out the translation of tombola to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tombola from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tombola» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

波拿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tombola
570 millions of speakers

English

tombola
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tombola
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تومبولا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лотерея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tombola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লটারি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tombola
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tombola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tombola
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Tombolaの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tombola
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tombola
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc xổ số tom bô la
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tombola
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टांबोला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tombala
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tombola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

loteria fantowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лотерея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tombolă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τόμπολα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tombola
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tombola
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tombola
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tombola

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMBOLA»

The term «tombola» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.549 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMBOLA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tombola» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tombola» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tombola

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMBOLA»

Discover the use of tombola in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tombola and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tombola
Rorie Smith. The managers at the casino hated Titus. They hated him because they couldn't work him out. Most people came to the casino to play on the tables, though they might have a wife or a money who would stay at the bar or wander ...
Rorie Smith, 2008
2
Ponti: Italiano terzo millennio
2. Pensate al vostro genere di romanzo preferito e scegliete quello che sarebbe, secondo voi, il colore migliore per descriverlo. Spiegate le vostre ragioni. D la tombola. La tombola viene giocata in tutta Italia da persone di ogni generazione.
Elissa Tognozzi, Giuseppe Cavatorta, 2012
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The Continental Monthly
The numbers on this ticket the registrar filled up, after which it was his duty to copy them in his book, and thus verify the ticket should it draw a prize. The total amount to be played for that day, the tombola being for the benefit of the Cholera  ...
‎1862
4
Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval Slang and Its Everyday ...
Tombola is a game of chance popular at village fêtes, Women'sInstitute meetings, sporting club dinners and a whole host of other gatherings. In the UK most people will have playeda variant of the tombola: theNational Lotto.The British Army ...
Martin Robson, 2012
5
The Comprehensive Sourcebook of Bacterial Protein Toxins
Anion-conductive channels VacA can form low-conductance, voltage-dependent, anion-selective channels in planar lipid bilayers (Czajkowsky et al., 1999; Iwamoto et al., 1999; Szabo et al, 1999; Tombola et al., 1999a). Anions such as СГ, ...
Joseph E. Alouf, Michel R. Popoff, 2005
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The Atlantic Monthly
At every country festival may be seen a peculiar form of the lottery called Tombola ; and in the notices of these festas, which are always placarded over the walls of Borne for weeks before they take place, the eye will always be attracted first by ...
‎1860
7
When Olive Leaves Beckon
It might help him see the futility of resistance if he spoke to Tombola.” “OK, let's give a try.” Francois spoke to Tombola while holding the phone. “Your army commander is our prisoner and needs your guidance. Tell him both of you will be killed ...
William Boudreau, 2013
8
Passe Partout 1 Student's Book
Daphne Philpot, Judy Somerville. Je m'appelle Marie-France Durand C'est numéro 76. J'ai gagné! Ecoute. Copie et complète. Résultats: Tombola C'est à. La tombola! 3 I Ecoute. Qui parle? Exemple: 1 — F Ecoute et lis. c'ub sportif samedi le ...
Daphne Philpot, Judy Somerville, 1999
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Hustling Is Not Stealing: Stories of an African Bar Girl
You know, at that time there was Tombola in Gymkhana. Every Wednesday they had Tombola, so every Wednesday, we used to go to this Tombola. And sometimes I used to win their big money, and there was one woman who started to be ...
John M. Chernoff, 2013
10
Golf On The Chemical Edge 1 - The 7 BIG Mental Mistakes That ...
The Tombola In Your Mind Think of your memory as being a series of tombola raffle drums and within each drum are all the memories stored for a particular category (trigger) – So (if you were a comedian) one tombola drum might contain all ...
Keith S Forbes, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMBOLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tombola is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big Brother: Housemates in tears as tombola of terror has them EAT …
The Big Brother housemates have been in tears during tonight's show thanks to a tombola full of letters and a BB cash bomb. During Friday's eviction show it ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
The fêtes of our nations: bullfighting or tombola?
A few days ago, we bumped into the annual fête of a village in the Pyrenean foothills of French Basque country. It was pretty remote. One arrived there by ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Pints with Michael Collins and fighting ducks: JOE spins The …
Next up on the JOE Tombola of Truth is one of the most exciting bands in the country The Strypes. The Cavan youngsters are gearing up for their gig at Slane ... «JOE, May 15»
4
Video: First kisses, Sloop John B and The Simpsons: JOE spins the …
We have 50 questions to hand, conveniently numbered 1-50, our interviewee picks a number using our wonderful purple and yellow tombola and then we ask ... «JOE, Apr 15»
5
Volunteers man Epworth tombola and book stall
Epworth Mechanics' Institute held a book sale and tombola which raised 245. Pictured are volunteers Wendy Kitson (seated) and Linda Keeley. «Doncaster Today, Apr 15»
6
800-prize tombola to raise money for belltower appeal
"I got in touch with Tesco and they said I could use the store to hold a tombola. There will also be a number of draws and a name the snowman competition for ... «Evesham Journal, Mar 15»
7
Meg Ryan, teen advice and Blur: JOE spins the Tombola of Truth …
Next up on the JOE Tombola of Truth is former Spain, Valencia, Barcelona and Middlesborough star Gaizka Mendieta. The JOE team has come up with 50 ... «JOE, Feb 15»
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Messi, strippers and Twitter abuse: JOE spins the Tombola of Truth …
Next up on the JOE Tombola of Truth is Kieran and Neil from the chart-topping Dublin rockers Delorentos. The JOE team has come up with 50 questions which ... «JOE, Feb 15»
9
Greek full monty, first kiss pukiness & Corrie: JOE spins the Tombola
We caught up with legendary striker Jason Byrne, a man who had the honour of becoming our first ever interviewee to undertake the shiny, new JOE Tombola of ... «JOE, Jan 15»
10
Tombola Playmates £5 Free Codes
Tombola have given away £5 free codes to new players in an array of publications for a long time now, we even receive their leaflets when we receive parcels ... «BingoSupermarket, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tombola [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tombola>. Apr 2024 ».
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