perfecto

American

[per-fek-toh] / pərˈfɛk toʊ /

noun

plural

perfectos

a rather thick, medium-sized cigar tapering almost down to a point at each end.

perfecto British

/ pəˈfɛktəʊ /

noun

a large cigar that is tapered from both ends

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Etymology

Origin of perfecto

1890–95, < Spanish: literally, perfect

Example Sentences

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The first and still only perfect game in Mariners history, and the last perfecto thrown in MLB, was actually the second one at Safeco Field that year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022

Fischer, with a will to win perhaps unmatched in the history of the game, fashioned some of the most improbable win streaks ever, including the only 11-0 perfecto in the 1963-64 U.S. national championship.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2021

Hill – who was pulled from a perfecto after seven innings in 2016 and lost a no-hitter on a walk-off homer in the 10th this season – accepts condolences by phone from Dave Stieb.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2017

He follows the course of a single game, Felix Hernandez’s perfecto against the Tampa Bay Rays on Aug. 15, 2012.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2017

I told R. that if I never saw his face or his silly brother’s again, it was perfecto with me!

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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