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]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: ji‧ne‧te
Noun
jinete m or f (plural jinetes)
- horseman, horsewoman, rider (someone who rides a horse)
- Synonym: caballero
- Coordinate term: amazona
- los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis ― the four horsemen of the Apocalypse
- (obsolete, military) light cavalry
Related terms
- jinetero
- jinetear
Further reading
- “jinete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014