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lottery vs tombola

tombola vs lottery

lottery and tombola both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lottery Yes No No No
tombola Yes No No No
As nouns, tombola is a hyponym of lottery; that is, tombola is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lottery:
  • lottery: players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
  • tombola: a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
Other hyponyms of lottery include lucky dip, numbers, numbers game, numbers pool, numbers racket, raffle, sweepstakes.
lottery (noun) tombola (noun)
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
something that is regarded as a chance event
Difference between lottery and tombola

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