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Etymology · Spanish

quiniela

2 English words descend from Spanish quiniela, most common first.

quinellaA form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.
quinielaA kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order.