jinete

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the Zenati or Zenata Berbers, known as excellent horse breeders.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈnete/ [xiˈne.t̪e]

Noun

jinete m or f (plural jinetes)

1. horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse)

   Synonym: caballero

   Coordinate term: amazona

   los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis ― the four horsemen of the Apocalypse

2. (obsolete, military) light cavalry

Related terms

• jinetero
• jinetear

Further reading

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