tombola

/tɒmˈbəʊlə/

US pronunciation

American sound/tɒmˈbəʊlə/

tɒmˈbəʊlə

Syllables: 3 syllables
Stress: 2nd syllable stress
Vowel: Schwa vowel
Ending: Clear final sound

tɒm - ˈbəʊlə -> tombola

Myanmar meaning

လောလောဆယ်ဆုများကို ဖွင့်ပေးသည့် ထီတစ်မျိုး။

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tombola /tɒm'bǝƱlǝ/ n [C,U] (Brit )

ဆုပစ္စည်းအတွက် ပေါက်မဲကို လည်နေသော စည်ထဲမှ နှိုက်ယူရသော ထီတစ်မျိုး။

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‘Parents, children and grandparents were able to take their chances on lucky dips and tombolas and were also able to choose Christmas gifts from around 15 stalls selling such items as cuddly toys and candles.’
‘Record numbers of people turned out to enjoy children's games, stalls, raffles and tombolas at the third annual Bishopthorpe Village Gala on Saturday - despite afternoon downpours.’
‘On offer at the open day will be information about organic growing, live music, tombola, raffle, games and refreshments in the café.’
‘The 43rd annual show will include refreshments, a plant sale, a tombola and a raffle.’
‘The garden party includes cream teas, raffles, tombolas, homemade jams and marmalades.’
‘Entrance costs £2.45 and there will also be a tombola and raffle.’
‘She will be selling plants and small garden ornaments, light refreshments will be available and there will also be the chance to win a prize on a tombola.’
‘We are being asked to provide help at the stalls and to donate prizes for the raffle, the tombola and the Mystery Bottle draw.’
‘There were also table football challenges, quizzes, tombolas and cake stalls.’
‘There's a tombola, a raffle and any number of games for the kids to enjoy.’
‘Attractions will include games, and a lucky dip as well as bric-a-brac sales.’
‘There were plenty of games, many of which had been made by the children themselves including a coconut shy, ball games and a tombola.’
‘There was plenty going on at the fête to entertain people, including a bouncy castle, go-karts and games as well as a huge range of stalls, raffles and tombolas.’
‘Stalls selling everything from books and bric-a-brac to cakes and crafts will be on the agenda, as well as games, a tombola and a raffle.’
‘There will be magic, stilt walking, fire juggling, competitions with prizes and a tombola.’
‘The organisers are short of prizes for the tombola and raffle so would be very grateful of any donations.’
‘First, to all who so generously gave the prizes for the tombola, thank you.’
‘The money seems to have been taken from one of the main games like the tombola or raffle.’
‘The fair, on November 1 at 2.30 pm, will have tombolas, lucky dips, a ball pool and craft stalls.’
‘There will be live entertainment on the Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, along with pub games and a tombola.’

Synonyms

draw, game of chance, lottery, raffle

Cross references

draw game of chance lottery raffle

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