roulette
nounfeminine/ʁuˈletɐ/medium
ro·le·ta
Definition
A casino game consisting of a spinning wheel with numbered and colored pockets, where a ball is thrown in the opposite direction, landing on a winning number and color.
He placed his bet on black at the roulette table.
The sound of the roulette wheel is synonymous with casinos.
Common collocations
Russian rouletteplay rouletteroulette wheelcasino roulette
Idiomatic expressions
- Russian roulette (a dangerous game of chance with a loaded gun)
- life is a roulette (life is unpredictable)
Etymology
Do francês 'roulette'.