Spanish Conversation · Level 109
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Spanish word
sorteo
Pronunciation
IPA/soɾˈteo/
Meaning
- masculine nounraffle
Example
En la fiesta habrá un sorteo con premios.
At the party there will be a raffle with prizes.
More examples
El sorteo online cerrará esta noche.
The online raffle will close tonight.
Core concept
A small crowd watching numbered tickets drawn from a rotating raffle drum.
Common phrases
sorteo online
online raffle
ganar el sorteo
win the raffle
participar en el sorteo
participate in the raffle
Similar words
rifa: Community prize draw funded by sold tickets, often used for fundraising prizes.
lotería: Officially organized numbered-ticket draw typically run by a state or large body.
tómbola: Small-scale, in-person draw where slips are drawn from a container to award prizes.
Definition in Spanish
Evento breve en el que se realiza una extracción al azar para distribuir premios o plazas, o el resultado de esa extracción.
Word origin
From Spanish sortear 'to draw lots', ultimately from Latin sors, sortis 'lot, fate', sorteo originally names a drawing by lot.
Usage tips
- 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.