"jennet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɛnɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jennet.wav Forms: jennets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪt Etymology: From Late Middle English genet, from Old French genet, from Old Catalan genet or Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse; light horseman”), from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanātī), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Doublet of Zenati. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|genet}} Middle English genet, {{der|en|fro|genet}} Old French genet, {{der|en|roa-oca|genet}} Old Catalan genet, {{der|en|osp|ginete|t=small fast horse; light horseman}} Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse; light horseman”), {{der|en|xaa|زَنَاتِي|tr=zanātī}} Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanātī), {{dbt|en|Zenati}} Doublet of Zenati Head templates: {{en-noun}} jennet (plural jennets)
  1. A female ass or donkey; a jenny. Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-jennet-en-noun-nos5D6mM Disambiguation of Female animals: 63 37
  2. A small Spanish horse. Categories (lifeform): Equids, Horse breeds Translations (small Spanish horse): capaillín Spáinneach [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-jennet-en-noun-38LkfbsN Disambiguation of Equids: 21 79 Disambiguation of Horse breeds: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'small Spanish horse': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: genet, ginnet, gennet, jinnet Derived forms: act the jennet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "capaillín Spáinneach"
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