martingala
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French martingale, from Middle French martingale, from Provençal martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabitant of Martigues.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
martingala f (plural martingales)
- (nautical, sports, mathematics) martingale
- trick
- Synonym: engany
- scheme, grift
- Synonym: tripijoc
Further reading edit
- “martingala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian edit
Noun edit
martingala f (plural martingale)
- short, ornamental belt (on a jacket etc.)
- martingale
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French martingale, from Middle French martingale, from Provençal martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabitant of Martigues, apparently from Latin maritima, feminine of maritimus (“maritime”). The French term was likely influenced by Spanish almártaga.
Noun edit
martingala f (plural martingalas)
Further reading edit
- “martingala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014