/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 .
Also, quinela, quiniela .
[ 1940-45, Amer.; quiniela, equiv. to Sp quin ( a ) ( quine KENO) + -iela n. suffix ]