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quinella

Syllabification: (qui·nel·la)
Pronunciation: /kwiˈnelə/
(also quiniela /kēnˈyelə/)
Definition of quinella

noun

  • a bet in which the first two places in a race must be predicted, but not necessarily in the correct order. Compare with exacta.

Origin:

1940s: from Latin American Spanish quiniela

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