- perfecta
- noun Etymology: American Spanish quiniela perfecta perfect quiniela Date: 1967 a bet in which the bettor picks the first and second place finishers in order — compare quiniela, trifecta
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perfecta — PERFECTÁ, perfectez, vb. I. tranz. A duce la bun sfârşit, a desăvârşi, a definitiva, a încheia (un acord, o tranzacţie etc.). – Din perfect. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 PERFECTÁ vb. a încheia. (A perfecta un acord.) Trimis… … Dicționar Român
perfecta — 1971, from Amer.Sp. perfecta, shortened from quiniela perfecta perfect quiniela, a bet in horseracing, originally a game of chance, from O.Sp. quina game of dice, from L. quini five each … Etymology dictionary
Perfecta — (18. April), mit dem Beinamen »von der Liebe Gottes«, eine fromme Schwester aus dem Orden der beschuhten Carmeliten, starb gottselig zu Nocera dei Pagani im Neapolitanischen und findet sich im Ordens Katalog mit dem Titel »ehrwürdig.« … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
perfecta — ☆ perfecta [pər fek′tə ] n. [Sp, perfect] a bet or betting procedure in which one wins if one correctly picks the first and second place finishers in a race … English World dictionary
Perfecta — * La Perfecta a French Antillean big band * Perfecta (gambling) a type of bet in parimutuel betting * Perfecta (song) a pop song of Miranda! and Julieta Venegas … Wikipedia
perfecta — /peuhr fek teuh/, n. exacta. [1965 70; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela perfecta perfect quinella] * * * … Universalium
perfecta — [pə fɛktə] noun N. Amer. a bet in which the first two places in a race must be predicted in the correct order. Compare with quinella. Origin 1970s: from Latin Amer. Sp. quiniela perfecta perfect quinella … English new terms dictionary
perfecta — per•fec•ta [[t]pərˈfɛk tə[/t]] n. pl. tas cvb spo exacta • Etymology: 1965–70; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela perfecta perfect quinella … From formal English to slang
perfecta — n. US a form of betting in which the first two places in a race must be predicted in the correct order . Etymology: Amer. Sp. quiniela perfecta perfect quinella … Useful english dictionary
perfecta or exacta — (Straight Forecast, UK) A wager in which you pick the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish. The Perfecta is similar to the Quiniela, except the two horses must finish in the exact order. To bet you say $3 Perfecta, 5 6 . Only… … Equestrian sports dictionary
