lotaria
Portuguese, noun/lo.taˈɾi.ɐ/
lotaria is spelled L-O-T-A-R-I-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 58,415th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lotaria is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular conditional of lotar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tipo de jogo de azar em que se compra um bilhete numerado, ganhando os jogadores cujos bilhetes sejam os…”.
What does lotaria mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalfemininelottery (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance)
- 2
Portugalfemininelottery (something decided by chance)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular conditional of lotar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tipo de jogo de azar em que se compra um bilhete numerado, ganhando os jogadores cujos bilhetes sejam os sorteados 2. estabelecimento onde se vendem bilhetes ou se fazem apostas deste jogo 3. acontecimento que parece determinado pelo acaso ou cujo resultado é imprevisível 4. páreo com muitos competidores inscritos, tornando difícil a indicação do provável vencedor
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lotaria
- lotarias plural
- loteria alternative Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lotaria?
- Brazil /lo.taˈɾi.ɐ/
- Portugal /lu.tɐˈɾi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lotaria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lotaria in Portuguese?
lotaria appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).