jinete

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ginete, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Cognate with Galician xinete and Portuguese ginete.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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 Apocalipsis ― the four horsemen of the Apocalypse
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  2. (obsolete, military) light cavalry
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