jineta

Spanish

Alternative forms

• gineta

Etymology

All the senses come from jinete except the sense referring to the genet, which is of uncertain origin but may also be from or cognate to jinete.

Noun

jineta f (plural jinetas)

1. genet (in genus Genetta)
2. a style of riding of a horse that requires one to bend one's legs while vertical from the knees up
3. a short sword once carried by an infantry captain
4. a silk epaulette worn by sergeants
5. a historical tax imposed on livestock
6. (dialectal) a woman who rides a horse

Hypernyms

• viverrávido

Further reading

• “jineta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10