单词 | quinella |
释义 | quinella[ kee-nel-uh, kwi- ] / kiˈnɛl ə, kwɪ- / nouna 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. a race in which such bets are made. Also qui·nel·a, quiniela. Compare exacta. Origin of quinella1940–45, Americanism;<American Spanish quiniela, equivalent to Spanish quin(a) (<French quinekeno) + -iela noun suffix Words nearby quinellaquindecagon, quindecaplet, quindecennial, quindecillion, Quine, quinella, quinestrol, Qui Nhon, Qui Nhong, quinhydrone, quinic acid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for quinellaquinella / (kwɪˈnɛlə) / nounAustralian and 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 Word Origin for quinellafrom American Spanish quiniela a game of chance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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