Tombola
German, noun/ˈtɔmbola/
Tombola is spelled T-O-M-B-O-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tombola is a German feminine noun meaning “raffle (small-scale lottery, usually for fundraising)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verlosung, Art der Lotterie; die Gewinne bestehen meist aus Sachwerten, die häufig gespendet wurden”.
What does Tombola mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineraffle (small-scale lottery, usually for fundraising)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verlosung, Art der Lotterie; die Gewinne bestehen meist aus Sachwerten, die häufig gespendet wurden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tombola
- Tombolas plural
- Tombolen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tombola?
- /ˈtɔmbola/
- [ˈtɔmbola]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tombola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tombola in German?
Tombola appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).