martingala

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

martingala f (plural martingales)

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

   Synonym: engany

3. scheme, grift

   Synonym: tripijoc

Further reading

• “martingala” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Noun

martingala f (plural martingale)

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

martingala f (plural martingalas)

1. martingale

Further reading

• “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], 2024 December 10