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jennet.

A female ass or donkey; a jenny.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdʒɛnɪt/
  1. A female ass or donkey; a jenny.

  2. A small Spanish horse.

Where this word comes from

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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