This is the 4204th most frequent Spanish word.
lotería
"Lotería" means "lottery" in English.
In this sentence, 'lotería' refers to a gambling game where tickets are purchased in hopes of winning prizes, commonly money.
Compré un billete de lotería para el sorteo mensual.
I bought a lottery ticket for the monthly drawing.
Here, 'lotería' is used metaphorically to describe an extremely lucky event or occurrence.
Conseguir ese trabajo fue como ganar la lotería: ¡muy afortunado!
Getting that job was like winning the lottery: very fortunate!
In this context, 'lotería' represents a lottery or raffle event, often associated with distributing prizes in a specific setting.