QUINELLA

Etymology

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.

Coordinate terms

• exacta

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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