can anybody tell me what a tombola is? i speak spanish but have no idea what it means... also THIS MOVIE IS SO FRIGGIN' AMAZING!!!
shareAccording to thefreedictionary.com the definition is:
tombola - a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum
I was wondering the same thing. I also think this movie is Amazing.
Cheers! ;-)
it is basically a Bingo. Tombola is an Italian word, I still don't understand why they used it in this movie. Anyway I rate this movie 6, but its ironic side deserve a 10! Ciao
Until I saw this thread I had no idea that the English word (of Italian origin) Tombola, was not a universal English word but seems to be limited to dialects such as the British and is not part of the American dialect lexicon
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I didn't know Tombola is used by british... It must be a kind of reminescence by the middle ages...
Tombola game it is almost the same as Bingo. You got a card with 15 numbers print on (you could buy more than a card), and you can do different combinations that give right to prize: two in a row, three in a row, four in a row, five in a row and "TOMBOLAAAA" (you got to scream!) when all your 15 numbers match with the ones exstracted...
Pizza isn't a Pie!
In (at least) British English, it is a draw or raffle
where you buy tickets and a number is drawn from a drum, and whoever has that number is the wiinner
thx for information, in italy it refers to something really similar to the bingo. We call what you say "lotteria" (lottery). ciao
Pizza isn't a Pie!
A "Tómbola" in Spain is not exactly what you all have explained. In Spain, a tómbola is a kind of stand in "Ferias" (Fair) and funfairs, with all kinds of prizes (stuffed animals, dolls, board games, small appliances, even jamones, and the so typical "chochona" or "pepona" doll) People buy tickets with a number, and they win a prize by drawing. Very typical in the fairs of the spaniards villages.
Sorry my poor english, I hope you have understand.
Regards!
It sound very funny. We have something very similar in the south of Italy, probably is an inheritance from the Spain domination. Or maybe vice-versa ;-)
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Yes!! It's the same thing in Italy!! I didn't remeber a film by Vittorio de Sica with Sophia Loren, it's the segment "La riffa" from the film "Bocaccio 70" (the word "Rifa" also exists in spanish)
È la stessa cosa!
Io amo l'Italia! Ciao!
there is also a film with monica bellucci, one of her first... not a masterpiece, but the prize for the riffa is..: her! if u got occasion try to see it...
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Funny enough, the word "Tombola" derives from the English "Tumbler" that is, someone -or something- that rolls over and over. (Etymology: From Middle English tumblen; frequentative of Middle English tumben, from Old English tumbian.) -Please note that their pronunciation sounds quite alike.
In Spain, a Tómbola (basically a raffle) used to be an essential part of the traditional "Feria". The song itself was a very popular hit sung by Marisol, the beautiful and talented child star of the sixties' Spain. "20 Centímetros" features a couple more of the musical hits from her movies.