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per⋅fec⋅ta

[per-fek-tuh]
–noun
exacta.

Origin:
1965–70; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela perfecta perfect quinella

ex⋅act⋅a

[ig-zak-tuh]
–noun
1. a type of bet, esp. on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first- and second-place finishers in exact order.
2. a race in which such bets are made.
Also called perfecta.
Compare quinella.


Origin:
1960–65; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela exacta exact quinella
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ex·act·a   (ĭg-zāk'tə)   
n.  A method of betting, as on a horserace, in which the bettor must correctly pick those finishing in the first and second places in precisely that sequence. Also called perfecta.

[From American Spanish quiniela exacta, exact quiniela (a game of chance), from Spanish exacta, feminine of exacto, from Latin exāctus; see exact.]
per·fec·ta   (pər-fěk'tə)   
n.  See exacta.

[From American Spanish (quiniela) perfecta, perfect (quinella), feminine of perfecto, perfect, from Latin perfectus; see perfect.]
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Word Origin & History

perfecta 
1971, from Amer.Sp. perfecta, shortened from quiniela perfecta "perfect quiniela," a bet in horseracing, originally "a game of chance," from O.Sp. quina "game of dice," from L. quini "five each."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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