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jinete
Definition of jinete
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: one who trains young horses to the bridle and saddle
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Origin and Etymology of jinete
Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, Zenete, mounted soldier, horseman, one skilled at horsemanship, from colloquial Arabic zinētī of the Zenetes
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