quinella noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool. — 1954 verb1 •(Australia, New-Zealand) To have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event.Smith provided the winner of twenty-one Mares Produce Stakes and quinellaed the event nine times. — 2003 formsquinellaed · quinellaing · quinellas