noun
also loto ˈläd.(ˌ)ō, -ä(ˌ)tō
( -s )
Etymology: French or Italian; French loto, from Italian lotto lotto, lottery, from French lot lot, share, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hlot lot — more at lot
: a game played usually for a pool with cards bearing rows of numbers in which a caller draws numbered counters from a stock and each player covers the corresponding numbers if they appear on his card, the winner being the one who first covers one complete row