Where does “tombola” come from?

tombola (French) comes from Italian tombola, from Italian tombolare — To tumble or fall.

tombola (French): a lottery, raffle

Definitions

  1. a lottery, raffle

Ancestry of “tombola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantombolabingo; tumble; oops, upsadaisy
2ItaliantombolareTo tumble or fall

Words derived from “tombola”

Every word from Italian tombolare →Every word from Italian tombola →
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