quinella

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
    — 1954, Michigan Department of State Compilation Commission, 1954 Michigan Administrative Code, page 38, All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool.
动词 v.
  1. To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event. Australia,New-Zealand
    — Smith provided the winner of twenty-one Mares Produce Stakes and quinellaed the event nine times.

词形变化

quinellas plural quiniela alternative quinellas present,singular,third-person quinellaing participle,present quinellaed participle,past quinellaed past quiniela alternative

词源

词源 1
From American Spanish quiniela (“sporting bet or pool”); US from 1942.
词源 2
From American Spanish quiniela (“sporting bet or pool”); US from 1942.
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