satta matka
Meanings
name
- an illegal form of lottery, which originally involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from the New York Cotton Exchange, but now makes use of random numbers
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi सट्टा मटका (saṭṭā maṭkā, “gambling pot”), cf. English matka.
Synonyms
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