jennet
or gen·et
[ jen-it ]
/ ˈdʒɛn ɪt /
noun
a female donkey.
a small Spanish horse.
Origin of jennet
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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British Dictionary definitions for jennet
jennet
genet or gennet
/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) /
noun
Also called: jenny
a female donkey or ass
a small Spanish riding horse
Word Origin for jennet
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