quinella
[ kee-nel-uh, kwi- ]
noun
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.
a race in which such bets are made.
Origin of quinella
1An Americanism first recorded in 1940–45; from Spanish quiniela, equivalent to quin(a) (from French quine keno) + -iela noun suffix
- Also qui·nel·a, quiniela.
- Compare exacta.
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British Dictionary definitions for quinella
quinella
/ (kwɪˈnɛlə) /
noun
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
1from American Spanish quiniela a game of chance
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