单词 | jennet |
释义 | jennet[ jen-it ] / ˈdʒɛn ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jennet ON THESAURUS.COM nouna female donkey; a jenny donkey. Also called Span·ish jen·net, gen·et . a small Spanish horse of the Middle Ages, prized as an ideal riding horse for nobility and light cavalry: now considered an extinct type, it was the progenitor of various modern breeds, most notably the Spanish jennet horse . Origin of jennetFirst recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French genet, from Catalan, variant of ginet “horse of the Zenete kind,” from Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialectal variant of zanātī “pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers),” after Zanātah “the Zenetes” Words nearby jennetje ne sais quoi, Jenghis Khan, Jenkins, Jenkinson, Jenner, jennet, Jenney, Jennie, Jennifer, Jennings, jenny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jennetBritish Dictionary definitions for jennetjennet genet or gennet/ (ˈdʒɛnɪt) / nounAlso called: jenny a female donkey or ass a small Spanish riding horse Word Origin for jennetC15: 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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