jennet
jennet · jennets
A female ass or donkeyA female ass or donkey; a jenny.
/ˈdʒɛnɪt/
Meaning
2 sensesA female ass or donkey; a jenny.
female donkey
A small Spanish horse.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Late Middle English genet, from Old French genet, from Old Catalan genet or Old SpaniFrom 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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