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perfecta

/pəˈfɛktə/

perfecta noun: a kind of bet wherein the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.

Noun (1)

perfecta (plural perfectas)

  1. (US) A kind of bet wherein the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.

Noun (2)

perfecta

  1. (historical) A female perfect (Cathar leader).

Forms of perfecta

pluralperfectas

Origin of perfecta

From American Spanish quiniela perfecta (“perfect quinella”).

Words formed from perfecta

Questions about perfecta

What does perfecta mean?
Perfecta means a kind of bet wherein the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.
What part of speech is perfecta?
Perfecta is a noun.
How do you pronounce perfecta?
Perfecta is pronounced /pəˈfɛktə/.
What is the plural of perfecta?
The plural of perfecta is perfectas.

Words near perfecta in the dictionary

  1. perfect victim
  2. perfect victims
  3. perfect wave
  4. perfect waves
  5. perfect-bound
  6. perfecta
  7. perfectability
  8. perfectable
  9. perfectamundo
  10. perfectas
  11. perfectation

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