ginete
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ginete (plural ginetes)
- (historical) A trooper; a mounted soldier.
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic زَنَاتِيّ (zanātiyy), via Andalusian Arabic, the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ginete m (plural ginetes)
- a well-bred horse
- jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively)
- Synonym: jóquei
- (South Brazil) a skilled horseman
- (military, historical) lancer (cavalry soldier armed with a lance)
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