jineta
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
All the senses come from jinete except the sense referring to the genet, which is of uncertain origin but may also be from or cognate to jinete.
Noun[edit]
jineta f (plural jinetas)
- genet (in genus Genetta)
- a style of riding of a horse that requires one to bend one's legs while vertical from the knees up
- a short sword once carried by an infantry captain
- a silk epaulette worn by sergeants
- a historical tax imposed on livestock
- (dialectal) a woman who rides a horse
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Further reading[edit]
- “jineta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014