ginete

== English == === Noun === ginete (plural ginetes) (historical) A trooper; a mounted soldier. === Anagrams === Teigen, teeing == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese genete, from Arabic زَنَاتِيّ (zanātiyy), via Andalusian Arabic, the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -et͡ʃi, -etɨ Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧te === Noun === ginete m (plural ginetes) a well-bred horse jockey (one who rides racehorses competitively) Synonym: jóquei (South Brazil) a skilled horseman (military, historical) lancer (cavalry soldier armed with a lance) === Further reading === “ginete”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ginete”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026