gineta

Portuguese

gineta (Genetta genetta)

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from Arabic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒiˈne.tɐ/

Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

common genet (Genetta genetta)

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe borrowed from Old Occitan geneta, and that from Old Occitan jana. Related with the Sardinian jana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xiˈneta/ [xiˈne.t̪a]
Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

Alternative form of jineta (the mammal)

Further reading

“gineta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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