gineta

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Portuguese[edit]

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gineta (Genetta genetta)

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Maybe from Arabic.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun[edit]

gineta f (plural ginetas)

  1. common genet (Genetta genetta)

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Maybe borrowed from Old Occitan geneta, and that from Old Occitan jana. Related with the Sardinian jana.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xiˈneta/ [xiˈne.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: gi‧ne‧ta

Noun[edit]

gineta f (plural ginetas)

  1. Alternative form of jineta (the mammal)

Further reading[edit]