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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries轮盘赌
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lún pán dǔ
"他在赌场里玩轮盘赌。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will land in.
"He placed all his chips on red at the roulette table." - 2
A small toothed wheel used for perforating paper or in various mechanical instruments.
"The ticket was easily torn along the perforation made by the roulette."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'roulette', meaning 'little wheel', which is a diminutive of 'roue' (wheel), originating from the Latin 'rota'. The gambling game was popularized in 18th-century France, combining elements of earlier Italian board games.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roulette" is said worldwide
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roulette
Transliteration: ʁulɛt
"Elle aime jouer à la roulette au casino."
Roulette
Transliteration: ʁuˈlɛt
"Wir spielen heute Abend Roulette."
roulette
Transliteration: ruleˈtɛt
"La roulette è il gioco più popolare del casinò."
ruleta
Transliteration: ruˈleta
"Apoyó su fichas en el número siete de la ruleta."
roleta
Transliteration: ʁuˈlɛtɐ
"A roleta girou e a bola caiu no número preto."
रूले
Transliteration: rule
Script: रूले खेल
"उसने रूले में अपना भाग्य आजमाया।"
轮盘赌
Transliteration: lún pán dǔ
"他在赌场里玩轮盘赌。"
룰렛
Transliteration: rulleet
"우리는 카지노에서 룰렛 게임을 했다."
ルーレット
Transliteration: rūrettu
"彼はカジノでルーレットに賭けた。"
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