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doblete

double, brace (two wins)

noun doh-BLEH-teh Rare

Origin: From French doublet, diminutive of double.

Also means

doublet (linguistics/gemology)

Usage Note

Doblete most commonly appears in sports to mean winning two trophies or titles in the same season (hacer el doblete). In linguistics and gemology it retains its French-derived sense of a doublet — either a word pair sharing the same etymology or a composite gem. The sports sense is by far the most frequent in modern Spanish media.

Examples

"El equipo hizo el doblete ganando liga y copa."

Natural Translation

The team did the double, winning the league and the cup.

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