quiniela
English
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editquiniela (plural quinielas)
- (gambling) A kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order.
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editEtymology
editLatin American/American Spanish, diminutive of quina (“double five”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquiniela f (plural quinielas)
- a sporting bet or pool
- Voy a echar la quiniela.
- I'm going to play the pools.
- any game for five people
Further reading
edit- “quiniela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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