jennet

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
  2. A small Spanish horse.
    — Richmondʼs black jennet [...] is a gleaming and well-muscled creature of Spanish breed.

词形变化

jennets plural genet alternative ginnet alternative gennet alternative jinnet alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
act the jennet

词源

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.
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