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“raffle” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsotómbola

Pronunciation

IPA/soɾˈteo/

Example

En la fiesta habrá un sorteo con premios.

At the party there will be a raffle with prizes.

Illustration for sorteo (raffle)

How to say “raffle” in Spanish

“Raffle” in Spanish is sorteo.

A small crowd watching numbered tickets drawn from a rotating raffle drum.

Full entry for sorteo: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with sorteo

El sorteo online cerrará esta noche.

The online raffle will close tonight.

Tips for using sorteo

  • Common collocations are hacer un sorteo 'to hold a raffle' and participar en un sorteo 'to enter one', and la lotería normally refers to official state lotteries rather than a local raffle.

Other Spanish words for “raffle”

En la fiesta hubo una tómbola y gané un premio pequeño.

At the party there was a raffle and I won a small prize.

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