perfecta
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of perfecta
First recorded in 1965–70; ellipsis of Latin American Spanish, Spanish quiniela perfecta “perfect quinella”
Example Sentences
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“I saw how people treated me by being la hija perfecta, the good student, good citizen and la niña buena,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
I think that Southey in his Common- Place Book, quotes from some Spanish author about the Rose being White till 10 o'clock; "Rosa Perfecta" at 2; and "perfecta incarnada" at 5.
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald
It cannot well be maintained that Cervantes had been impressed by Luis de Leon's Latin treatises, by De los nombres de Cristo, and by La perfecta casada.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
Meanwhile in 1583 appeared Los nombres de Cristo and La perfecta casada.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
We give the six from the Kew list: candicans, white; luteo-viridis, yellow; Moerloesi, crimson; nivalis, white; sulphurea perfecta and versicolor lutescens, both yellowish.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook
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