lotaria

See also: łotarìa

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French loterie, from Italian lotteria.

Alternative forms

• loteria (Brazil)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.taˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.taˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo.taˈɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lu.tɐˈɾi.ɐ/

• Homophone: lutaria (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: lo‧ta‧ri‧a

Noun

lotaria f (plural lotarias)

1. (Portugal) lottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)
   1. (figurative) lottery (something decided by chance)

Etymology 2

Verb

lotaria

1. first/third-person singular conditional of lotar