Meaning

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

    a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order

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

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: perfectas
Singularperfecta
Pluralperfectas

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order:exacta

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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