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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پیانقو (piyanḳo, “lottery, raffle”), from Italian bianco (“white”), by extension from games of chance in which whoever draws the white object such as a piece of paper is declared winner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈjaŋ.ɡo/
- Hyphenation: pi‧yan‧go
Noun
piyango (definite accusative piyangoyu, plural piyangolar)
- A lottery, raffle.
- (figuratively) An unexpected situation.
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