giannetta

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒanˈnet.ta/ Rhymes: -etta Hyphenation: gian‧nét‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish jineta, derived from jinete (“horseman, horsewoman, rider”). ==== Alternative forms ==== gianetta, giannotta, ginetta, iannetta, gineta (dialectal) ==== Noun ==== giannetta f (plural giannette) (historical) (weaponry) a short, lightweight spear used by Spanish cavalrymen; (loosely) any lightweight weapon for throwing a bamboo stick carried by military officers [14th–15th century]; (weaponry) jineta (short sword) (transferred sense) walking cane or stick === Etymology 2 === Uncertain; compare French genette and Spanish jineta. ==== Alternative forms ==== giannetto m ==== Noun ==== giannetta f (plural giannette) genet (mammal of the genus Genetta) (transferred sense) a genet's pelt === Etymology 3 === Gianna (female given name; in etymology 3, noun sense 2, intended as an Italian counterpart to English Jenny) +‎ -etta (diminutive suffix) ==== Noun ==== giannetta f (plural giannette) (Romanesco) tramontana (Northern wind) Hypernym: vento (historical) spinning jenny (spinning machine with multiple spools) Hypernym: filatoio ==== Further reading ==== giannetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it === References === “giannetta1”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766 “giannetta3”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766 “giannetta4”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766 “giannetta5”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766 giannetta1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana giannetta2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana