quiniela

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noun

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.

OriginSpanish quiniela →
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Meanings

nounquiniela (plural quinielas)

plural quinielas · alternative quinella

  1. gamblingA kind of bet in which the first- and second-place finishers must be predicted, but (unlike a perfecta) not necessarily in the correct order.

Origin

  1. Spanishquiniela
  2. Spanishquiniela
  3. Englishquiniela

Borrowed from Spanish quiniela.

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APA

quiniela. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiniela

MLA

“quiniela.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiniela. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quiniela,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quiniela.

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