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Meaning of tambiyolo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
tambiˈolo

Definitions

tambiolo; revolving lottery drum where numbered tickets or balls are placed and drawn to get the winning numbers

Examples

“Bago ang lahat, Isang, pakiikot mo ang tambiyolo at bumunot ka ng numero ng tiket.”

Before anything else, first, spin the tambiolo and pull out one of the numbered tickets.

“Pero para sa mga normal na tao, walang kasing pait ang magpalakad-lakad sa kadiliman at tumaya sa tambiyolo ng buhay hoping na may mapuntahan at magpapatuloy sa iyo na kaibigan.”

But for normal people, it's not as easy as walking around in the dark and betting your life on a spin of a tambiolo hoping that your friends will be there to come to your aid.

“Mag-asawa na hikahos noon, naging milyonaryo dahil sa tambiyolo”

They were poor when they married, but now are millionaires due to tambiolos

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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