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jen·net G0081600 (jĕn′ĭt)n.1. A female donkey.2. A small Spanish saddle horse. Also called genet. [Middle English genet, from Old French, from Old Catalan genet or Old Spanish ginete, mounted soldier armed with a lance, horseman, both Old Catalan and Old Spanish from Arabic zanātī, belonging to the Zanata, from Zanāta, name of a confederation of Berber tribes famous for their horsemanship.]jennet (ˈdʒɛnɪt) , genet or gennetn1. (Animals) Also called: jenny a female donkey or ass2. (Animals) a small Spanish riding horse[C15: from Old French genet, from Catalan ginet, horse of the type used by the Zenete, from Arabic Zanātah the Zenete, a Moorish people renowned for their horsemanship]jen•net (ˈdʒɛn ɪt) n. 1. a female donkey. 2. a small Spanish horse. [1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French genet < Catalan, < Spanish Arabic zinētī, dial. variant of zanātī pertaining to the Zenete tribe (of Berbers)] JennetA female donkey. Sometimes shortened to Jenny.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | jennet - female donkeyjenny ass, jennyass - hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse | EncyclopediaSeegenetjennet
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