jineta

• gineta

All the senses come from jinete except the sense referring to the genet, which is of uncertain origin but may also be from or cognate to jinete.

jineta f (plural jinetas)

1. genet (in genus Genetta)
2. a style of riding of a horse that requires one to bend one's legs while vertical from the knees up
3. a short sword once carried by an infantry captain
4. a silk epaulette worn by sergeants
5. a historical tax imposed on livestock
6. (dialectal) a woman who rides a horse

• viverrávido

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