quinella

== English == === Alternative forms === quiniela === Etymology === From American Spanish quiniela (“sporting bet or pool”); US from 1942. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛlə === Noun === quinella (plural quinellas) (gambling, horse racing) A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing. 1954, Michigan Department of State Compilation Commission, 1954 Michigan Administrative Code, page 38, All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool. ==== Coordinate terms ==== exacta ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === quinella (third-person singular simple present quinellas, present participle quinellaing, simple past and past participle quinellaed) (Australia, New Zealand) To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event.