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 [14th–15th 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 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

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