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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gen•et1 ( jen′it, jə net′),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsany small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, esp. G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- the fur of such an animal.
Also, ge•nette′. - Arabic jarnait
- Old French genette
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- Animal Husbandryjennet.
Ge•net (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′),USA pronunciation n. Jean (zhän),USA pronunciation 1910–86, French playwright and novelist.
Ge•nêt (zhə nā′; Fr. zhə ne′),USA pronunciation n. Ed•mond Charles E•douard (ed môn′ sharl ā dwar′),USA pronunciation ("Citizen Genêt''), 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jen•net ( jen′it),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsa female donkey.
- Mammals, Dog and Cat Breedsa small Spanish horse.
Also, genet. - Spanish Arabic zinētī, dialect, dialectal variant of zanātī pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers), after Zanātah the Zenetes
- Catalan, variant of ginet horse of the Zenete kind
- Middle French genet
- late Middle English 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Genet /French: ʒənɛ/ n - Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–86, French dramatist and novelist; his novels include Notre-Dame des Fleurs (1944) and his plays Les Bonnes (1947) and Le Balcon (1956)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: genet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/, genette /dʒɪˈnɛt/ n - any agile catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Genetta, inhabiting wooded regions of Africa and S Europe, having an elongated head, thick spotted or blotched fur, and a very long tail
- the fur of such an animal
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French genette, from Arabic jarnayt genet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ n - an obsolete spelling of jennet
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jennet, genet, gennet /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ n - a small Spanish riding horse
Etymology: 15th Century: 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 |