Quinella
[kee-nel-uh, kwi-] /kiˈnɛl ə, kwɪ-/
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.
/kwɪˈnɛlə/
noun
1.
(Austral & 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
n.
form of betting in which the bettor picks the first and second horses in a given race, 1942, American English, from American Spanish quiniela, originally a ball game with five players, from Latin quini “five each,” from quinque “five” (see quinque-). The sense evolution in Spanish was said to be from the game to a wager on the scores of the players, hence “any wager against the house.”
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