gineta

Portuguese

gineta (Genetta genetta)

Etymology

Uncertain. Maybe from Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒiˈne.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun

gineta f (plural ginetas)

1. common genet (Genetta genetta)

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)

1. Alternative form of jineta (the mammal)

Further reading

• “gineta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014