totocalcio
football pools (Italian soccer lottery)
noun toh-toh-KAHL-choh Rare
Origin: Blend of 'totalizzatore' (totalisator) + 'calcio' (football), coined in 1946.
Usage Note
Totocalcio is Italy's historic soccer pools game, launched in 1946, in which players predict match outcomes (1/X/2 = home win / draw / away win). Though the game still exists, it has largely been eclipsed by newer betting platforms. Il totocalcio is always masculine and has no standard plural.
Examples
"Ha vinto al totocalcio la settimana scorsa."
Natural Translation
He won the football pools last week.
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