noun
Meaning 1
A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
jennet
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdʒɛnɪt/
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rhymes with -ɛnɪt
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homophone: genet
noun
Meaning 2
A small Spanish horse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
female donkey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jenny, jenny ass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ass
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: capaillín Spáinneach — small Spanish horse
- Polish: dzianet — small Spanish horse
Real reading context