noun
perfecto
puh-FEHK-toh
noun
1
A large cigar that tapers at both ends.
"He lit a perfecto to celebrate the deal."
2
A perfect game in bowling or baseball.
"The pitcher threw a perfecto, retiring all twenty-seven batters."
How to Use Perfecto
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often refers to a tapered cigar shape, or informally to a perfect game in sport.
Word Forms
more perfecto comparative, perfectos plural, Perfectos plural, most perfecto superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish perfecto, "perfect", from Latin perfectus.