quinella
Americannoun
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a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor, in order to win, must select the first- and second-place finishers without specifying their order of finishing.
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a race in which such bets are made.
noun
Etymology
Origin of quinella
An Americanism first recorded in 1940–45; from Spanish quiniela, equivalent to quin(a) (from French quine keno ) + -iela noun suffix
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“Please don’t institute a quinella at Santa Anita. All it does is cannibalize the exacta pool.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2019
My financial successes are limited to pay-as-you-go credit cards and the occasional quinella.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2015
In today’s NFL, that’s like holding a big ticket quinella at the track.
From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2014
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