perfecta

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/pəˈfɛktə/

noun

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

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exacta
OriginSpanish quiniela perfecta →
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Meanings

perfecta1

nounperfecta (plural perfectas)

plural perfectas

  1. USA kind of bet wherein the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.

perfecta2

noun
  1. historicalChristianityA female perfect (Cathar leader).

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
exacta
Broader
betwager
Also see
exacta

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishquiniela perfecta“perfect quinella”
  2. Englishperfecta

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

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APA

perfecta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfecta

MLA

“perfecta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfecta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfecta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfecta.

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