Masculino

jinete

(Inglés)

  1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse)
  2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, obsolete) light cavalry

Frecuencia

C1
Con guión como
ji‧ne‧te
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/xiˈnete/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish ginete, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Cognate with Galician xinete and Portuguese ginete.

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