roleta

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • roulette wheel slotted wheel
  • (uncountable) roulette game of chance played with a roulette wheel
  • turnstile rotating mechanical device

Etymology

Borrowed from French roulette (roulette, a kind of gambling game, little wheel, small wheel).

Origin

French

roulette

Gloss

roulette, a kind of gambling game, little wheel, small wheel

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