- quinella
- noun see quiniela
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
quinella
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Quinella — is also the name of a system of parimutuel betting. There is also a type of bacterium called Quinella . Infobox Album | Name = Quinella Type = Studio album Artist = Atlanta Rhythm Section Released = 1981 Recorded = Genre = Southern rock Length =… … Wikipedia
quinella — (n.) form of betting in which the bettor picks the first and second horses in a given race, 1942, American English, from Amer.Sp. quiniela, originally a ball game with five players, from L. quini five each, from quinque five (see QUINQUE (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
quinella — [kē nye′ləkwi nel′ə, kēnel′ə] n. [AmSp quiniela, orig. a ball game with five players (later a wager or combination of wagers on the scores of the players; hence any wager against the house) < quina, five (on dice) < L quini, five each <… … English World dictionary
Quinella (bacterium) — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Quinella regnum = Bacteria phylum = Firmicutes classis = Clostridia ordo = Clostridiales familia = Acidaminococcaceae genus = Quinella genus authority = Krumholz et. al., 1993 subdivision ranks = Species [… … Wikipedia
quinella — /kee nel euh, kwi /, n. 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. Cf. exacta.… … Universalium
quinella — 1. noun a form of bet, where the better must pick the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing. 2. verb To have two competitors from the same team finish first and second in the same event … Wiktionary
quinella — See quiniela … Equestrian sports dictionary
quinella — [kwɪ nɛlə] noun a bet predicting the first two places in a race, but not necessarily in the correct order. Origin 1940s (orig. US): from Latin Amer. Sp. quiniela … English new terms dictionary
quinella — qui·nel·la … English syllables
quinella — qui•nel•la [[t]kiˈnɛl ə, kwɪ [/t]] also qui•nie•la [[t]kinˈyɛl ə[/t]] n. pl. las gam spo 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… … From formal English to slang
