wheel of fortune

== English == === Etymology === From Wheel of Fortune, referring to the spinning of the Roman goddess Fortuna’s wheel which determined people’s fortunes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌwiːl‿əv ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn/, (wine–whine merger) /ˌʍiːl-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌwil‿əv ˈfoɹt͡ʃun/, /-t͡ʃən/, (wine–whine merger) /ˌʍil-/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃuːn, -ɔː(ɹ)tʃən Hyphenation: wheel of for‧tune === Noun === wheel of fortune (plural wheels of fortune) (gambling) A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally to determine, by its stopping position, whether a gambler will receive one of the prizes marked around its circumference. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === wheel of fortune Alternative letter-case form of Wheel of Fortune (“the mythological wheel turned randomly by Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fate, fortune, and luck, to determine people's fortunes which were thus unpredictable”).