jennet

Meaning

1. A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
2. A small Spanish horse.

Synonyms

jenny

jenny ass

donkey

🫏

small horse

female ass

Translations

burra

ânesse

μικρός ισπανικός ίππος

burra

jumenta

dişi eşek

somera

ufak İspanyol beygiri

burra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʒɛnɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: genet

In summary

From Late Middle English genet, from Old French genet, from Old Catalan genet or Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse; light horseman”), from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanātī), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Doublet of Zenati.