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perfecta

Pronunciation: /pəˈfɛktə/
Definition of perfecta

noun

North American
  • 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 American Spanish quiniela perfecta 'perfect quinella'

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