jennet
or gen·et
[ jen-it ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ɪt /
noun
a female donkey.
a small Spanish horse.
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Origin of jennet
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French genet < Catalan, variant of ginet horse of the Zenete kind < Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialectal variant of zanātī pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers), after Zanātah the Zenetes
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British Dictionary definitions for jennet
jennet
genet or gennet
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /
noun
Also called: jenny a female donkey or ass
a small Spanish riding horse
Word Origin for jennet
C15: from Old French genet, from Catalan ginet, horse of the type used by the Zenete, from Arabic Zanātah the Zenete, a Moorish people renowned for their horsemanship
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Word Origin and History for jennet
jennet
"small Spanish horse," mid-15c., from French genet, from Spanish jinete "a light horseman," perhaps from Arabic Zenata, name of a Barbary tribe [Klein]. Sense transferred in English and French from the rider to the horse.
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