ˈjenə̇t noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English genett, jennett, from Middle French genet, from Catalan ginet, genet Zenete (member of a Berber people), mounted soldier, a kind of horse, from colloq. Arabic zinētī (Arabic zanātīy ) of the Zenetes, from Zanātah the Zenete people
1. also gen·et “ : a small Spanish horse
2.
[influenced in meaning by jenny (I) ]
a. : a female donkey
b. : hinny