jennet

英 ['dʒenɪt] 美 ['dʒɛnɪt]
  • n. [畜牧] 西班牙种小马；母驴
  • n. (Jennet)人名；(英)詹妮特(女子教名Janet和Jean的昵称)；(法)热内
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英文词源

jennet (n.)
"small Spanish horse," mid-15c., from French genet, from Spanish jinete "a light horseman," perhaps from Arabic Zenata, name of a Barbary tribe [Klein]. Sense transferred in English and French from the rider to the horse.