perfecta

[ per-fek-tuh ]

noun

Origin of perfecta

First recorded in 1965–70; ellipsis of Latin American Spanish, Spanish quiniela perfecta “perfect quinella”

Enatum inde monumentum aere perennius, licet passim appareant sinistre dicta, minus perfecta, veritati non satis consentanea.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings | Edward Gibbon
In spite of all this, however, 'Doña perfecta' has been pronounced by many his best work.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 | Various
Doña perfecta herself joins in this hostility, which finally develops into a venomous bitterness that menaces his life.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 | Various
"Let us go down-stairs," said Doña perfecta, without paying any attention to her daughter's swoon.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 | Various
Doña perfecta passed through the dining-room into the garden, followed by Maria Remedios.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 | Various

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