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Etymology
From French genet, from French genest (“small Spanish horse”), from Old Spanish ginete (“small fast horse”, also “light horseman”) (Spanish jinete), from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Doublet of Zenati.
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Noun
jennet (plural jennets)
- A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
- A small Spanish horse.
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