gineta

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Gineta (Genetta genetta)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Maybe from Spanish jineta or from Arabic.

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

  1. common genet (Genetta genetta)

Etymology 2

Alteration of ginete, from Arabic زَنَاتِيّ (zanātiyy).

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

  1. (equestrianism) short stirrup riding

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe borrowed from Old Occitan geneta, and that from Old Occitan jana. Related with the Sardinian jana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xiˈneta/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

  1. Alternative form of jineta (the mammal)

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