jinete

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xiˈnete/ [xiˈne.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: ji‧ne‧te

Noun[edit]

jinete m or f by sense (plural jinetes)

  1. horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse)
    Synonym: caballero
    Coordinate term: amazona
    los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsisthe four horsemen of the Apocalypse
  2. (obsolete, military) light cavalry

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