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prettygoodwordparlay (PAR-ley, PAR-lee) - n., a bet of a previous stake and its winnings on a subsequent wager. v., to make such a bet, to double-up; to exploit modest assets to achieve greater success.
The verb is actually the original sense in English, but this seemed the easier order to use while define them. An American alteration of the 1820s of earlier paroli, staking of double the sum staked before in faro, from French, from the Neapolitan Italian plural of parolo, at which point we start entering alternate probablies: one probable being from Italian parare, to place a bet, from Latin parāre, to prepare, while another probable is from paro, equal, from Latin pār, pair. Take your pick and double-up, ladies and gents.
---L.
The verb is actually the original sense in English, but this seemed the easier order to use while define them. An American alteration of the 1820s of earlier paroli, staking of double the sum staked before in faro, from French, from the Neapolitan Italian plural of parolo, at which point we start entering alternate probablies: one probable being from Italian parare, to place a bet, from Latin parāre, to prepare, while another probable is from paro, equal, from Latin pār, pair. Take your pick and double-up, ladies and gents.
---L.
