quinella

[ kee-nel-uh, kwi- ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. a race in which such bets are made.

Origin of quinella

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for quinella

quinella

/ (kwɪˈnɛlə) /


noun
  1. Australian and NZ a form of betting on a horse race in which the punter bets on selecting the first and second place-winners in any order

Origin of quinella

1
from American Spanish quiniela a game of chance

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