jennet

[jen-it]

jen·net

[jen-it]
noun
1.
a female donkey.
2.
a small Spanish horse.
Also, genet.


Origin:
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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jennet, genet or gennet (ˈdʒɛnɪt)
 
n
1.  Also called: jenny a female donkey or ass
2.  a small Spanish riding horse
 
[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]
 
genet, genet or gennet
 
n
 
[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]
 
gennet, genet or gennet
 
n
 
[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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