[kee-nel-uh, kwi-] 
| 1. | a type of bet, esp. 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. |
| qui·nel·la (kwĭ-něl'ə, kē-) n. A system of betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first two finishers of a race, but not necessarily in the correct sequence. [American Spanish quiniela, diminutive of Spanish quina, keno, from French quine; see keno.] |
| qui·nie·la (kēn-yěl'ə) n. Variant of quinella. |
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