gineta

== Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -etɐ Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Maybe from Spanish jineta or from Arabic. ==== Noun ==== gineta f (plural ginetas) common genet (Genetta genetta) === Etymology 2 === Alteration of ginete, from Arabic زَنَاتِيّ (zanātiyy). ==== Noun ==== gineta f (plural ginetas) (equestrianism) short stirrup riding === Further reading === “gineta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gineta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “gineta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 == 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025