quiniela

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quiniela

feminine noun

1. pools coupon (boleto) (peninsular Spanish)

quinielas -> (football) pools(apuestas) (British), sports lottery (United States)
hacer una quiniela -> to do the pools (British), to play the sports lottery (United States)
echar una quiniela -> to hand in one's pools coupon o (British) sports lottery ticket (United States)
quiniela hípica -> = gambling pool based on the results of horse races

2. lottery (juego de azar) (Mexican Spanish, RP)

quiniela [ke-ne-ay’-lah]

noun

1. Pools coupon. (f)

quiniela

1 (boleto) pools coupon

echar la quiniela to hand in one's coupon

2 (juego) football pool(s)

jugar a la quiniela o a las quinielas to do the (football) pools

quiniela hípica horse-racing totalizator

The quiniela is the Spanish equivalent of the football pools and coupons are available from estancos. Players can predict a home win (1), a draw (X) or an away win (2) for most premier and first division matches. 15 correct forecasts gets the biggest prize but 10 or more correct forecasts also wins some money. The sums won vary from week to week depending on the takings or recaudación. There is also a version for horse racing known as the quiniela hípica.

note See culture box in entry estanco.

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