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jennet

/ˈdʒɛnɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
jen-net
IPA
/ˈdʒɛnɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female ass or donkey; a jenny.

noun

A small Spanish horse.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

jennets (plural) genet (alternative) ginnet (alternative) gennet (alternative) jinnet (alternative)

Phrases

act the jennet

Synonyms

jenny jenny ass

Homonyms

genet

Rhymes With

senate tenet genet rennet

Questions

How do you pronounce jennet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɛnɪt/.
What does jennet mean?
A female ass or donkey; a jenny.
Where does jennet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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