quinella
quinella noun: a form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
Noun
quinella (plural quinellas)
- A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
- All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool.1954, Michigan Department of State Compilation Commission, 1954 Michigan Administrative Code, page 38
- A few tracks offer exactas and quinallas on the same races.1989, Charles S. Romanelli, How to Make Money in One Day at the Track, page 166
Verb
quinella (third-person singular simple present quinellas, present participle quinellaing, simple past and past participle quinellaed)
- To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event.
- Smith provided the winner of twenty-one Mares Produce Stakes and quinellaed the event nine times.2003, John O′Hara, Big River Racing: A History of the Clarence River Jockey Club 1861-2001, page 35
- Gai quinellaed the Doncaster in 1997 with Secret Savings and All Our Mob.2008, John Ellicott, Waterhouse and Smith: The Rise to Power of Two Racing, page 273
Examples of quinella in a sentence
- The track quinella paid $38.00 for a $2 wager, the track exacta paid $70.60 for a $2 wager.2004, Jim Kilby, Jim Fox, Anthony F. Lucas, Casino Operations Management, page 355:
- Not only did he win his first Cup with the 30/1 chance Tawriffic, but in the finest Cummings′ tradition he quinellaed the race with Super Impose.2009, Eric O'Keefe, The Cup, page 72:
Forms of quinella
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quinellas |
| alternative form | quiniela |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quinellas |
| present participle | quinellaing |
| past participle | quinellaed |
| past | quinellaed |
Origin of quinella
From American Spanish quiniela (“sporting bet or pool”); US from 1942.
Words formed from quinella
Words that rhyme with quinella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
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- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about quinella
- What does quinella mean?
- Quinella means a form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
- How do you use quinella in a sentence?
- The track quinella paid $38.00 for a $2 wager, the track exacta paid $70.60 for a $2 wager.
- What part of speech is quinella?
- Quinella can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of quinella?
- The plural of quinella is quinellas.
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Source and license
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