giannetta

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒanˈnet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: gian‧nét‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish jineta, derived from jinete (“horseman, horsewoman, rider”).

Alternative forms

• gianetta, giannotta, ginetta, iannetta, gineta (dialectal)

Noun

giannetta f (plural giannette) (historical)

1. (weaponry) a short, lightweight spear used by Spanish cavalrymen; (loosely) any lightweight weapon for throwing
2. a bamboo stick carried by military officers [14^th–15^th century]; (weaponry) jineta (short sword)
3. (transferred sense) walking cane or stick

Etymology 2

Uncertain; compare French genette and Spanish jineta.

Alternative forms

• giannetto m

Noun

giannetta f (plural giannette)

1. genet (mammal of the genus Genetta)
2. (transferred sense) a genet's pelt

Etymology 3

Gianna (female given name; in noun sense 2, intended as an Italian counterpart to English Jenny) +‎ -etta (diminutive suffix)

Noun

giannetta f (plural giannette)

2. (Romanesco) tramontana (Northern wind)

   Hypernym: vento

4. (historical) spinning jenny (spinning machine with multiple spools)

   Hypernym: filatoio

Further reading

• giannetta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

References

• “giannetta¹”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766
• “giannetta³”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766
• “giannetta⁴”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766
• “giannetta⁵”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 6 fio–graul, UTET, 1970, page 766
• giannetta¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• giannetta² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana