jennet

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʒɛnɪt/
Etymology

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.

jenny ass

small horse

female ass

μικρός ισπανικός ίππος

oślica

jumenta

dişi eşek

ufak İspanyol beygiri

burra

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