perfecta
/pəˈfɛktə
/noun North American
A bet in which the first two places in a race must be predicted in the correct order. Compare with quinella.Be aware that the vast majority of professional handicappers tend to garner their best returns from the perfecta / exacta and trifecta pools....
- As well as win, place, or show bets, the dog player can also choose from the daily double, the quiniela, the perfecta, the trifecta, or the superfecta.
- I remember winning a $10 perfecta at Fairmont Grounds.
Origin
1970s: from Latin American Spanish quiniela perfecta 'perfect quinella'.
- uncommunicated
- uncommunicative
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- uncommunicativeness
- uncompacted
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