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genet

“genet” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rider, horseman

In Catalan

  1. Cavaller, persona que va a cavall.

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti), the tribe of the Zenata Berbers, exceptional horsemen. Cfr zenete, jinete.

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