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roulette
roulette /ruːˈlet/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: Old French roele 'small wheel', from Latin rota; rotate

a game in which a small ball is spun around on a moving wheel, and people try to win money by guessing which hole the ball will fall into