martingala

Borrowed from French martingale, from Middle French martingale, from Provençal martegalo, feminine form of martegal, an inhabitant of Martigues.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mər.tiŋˈɡa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maɾ.tiŋˈɡa.la]

martingala f (plural martingales)

1. (nautical, sports, mathematics) martingale
2. trick

   Synonym: engany

3. scheme, grift

   Synonym: tripijoc

• “martingala”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

martingala f (plural martingale)

1. short, ornamental belt (on a jacket etc.)
2. martingale

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.

martingala f (plural martingalas)

1. martingale

• “martingala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024