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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:: 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 |