aleatorio

/aleaˈtoɾjo/ · B2 · adj

random, aleatory

🎲 aleatorio = from Latin alea, 'die' (dice game), so a dice-roll outcome

Aleatorio comes from Latin alea, meaning a die or game of chance. Anything decided by a dice roll has no pattern, so it is random. Same root as English aleatory. Note the stressed syllable: a-le-a-TO-rio.

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