Masculine
jinete
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse)
- (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, obsolete) light cavalry
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ji‧ne‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/xiˈnete/
Etymology
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.
cavalier
cavaleiro
Reiter
fantino
genet
ruiter
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