schedina

football pools coupon

noun skeh-DEE-nah Rare

Also means

betting slip

Usage Note

Schedina is the diminutive of scheda ('card, form') and refers specifically to the Italian football pools coupon (Totocalcio), where bettors predict match outcomes (1, X, 2). More broadly it can mean any small betting slip or raffle ticket. The phrase fare la schedina remains a familiar cultural expression even as the Totocalcio has declined in popularity.

Examples

"Ogni settimana compilava la schedina del Totocalcio."

Natural Translation

Every week he filled in the football pools coupon.

Literal Translation

Every week he-was-filling the coupon of-the Totocalcio.

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