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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