jinete

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish ginete, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders. Cognate with Galician xinete and Portuguese ginete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xiˈnete/ [xiˈne.t̪e] Rhymes: -ete Syllabification: ji‧ne‧te === Noun === jinete m or f by sense (plural jinetes) horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse) Synonym: caballero Coordinate term: amazona los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis ― the four horsemen of the Apocalypse (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (obsolete, military) light cavalry (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “jinete”, 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