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🎟️ A raffle drum 🥁 A large drum
bombo

bombo

9.9
A round container you turn to mix and draw raffle tickets
  • noun
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  • Each participant placed their entry into the bombo before the raffle began.

Examples

  • Volunteers spun the bombo several times before selecting a name for the prize.

  • The winning ticket was drawn from the bombo at the end of the school fundraiser.

  • The bombo was filled with tickets for the raffle.

  • Did you see the bombo at the charity event?

  • The winning ticket was drawn from the bombo at the end of the school fundraiser.

  • Each participant placed their entry into the bombo before the raffle began.

  • Volunteers spun the bombo several times before selecting a name for the prize.

Surface Forms

bombo singular
bombos plural

Etymology

Bombo comes from Spanish and older words that mean 'deep sound', like the English boom. Because the ticket container is round like a drum and was turned to mix the entries, a bombo is the drum-shaped box used to mix and draw raffle tickets.