gineta

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Portuguese

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gineta (Genetta genetta)

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

  1. common genet (Genetta genetta)

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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