ginete, n. Diego de Urrea dize que ginete, se pudo dezir de Cinete, que en
terminacion Arabiga, es Cinetum, y sinífica ornamento del verbo Ceyene,
hermosear, o ser hermoso, por la gallardia de los ginetes quando salen de
fiesta con sus turbantes y plumas, sus marlotas, y borceguíes, y los jaezes
de los cavallos ricos.
[Diego de Urrea said that ginete could have come from Cinete, which in
Arabic is Cinetum, and means ornament, from the verb, Ceyene, to em-
bellish, or to be beautiful, on account of the gallantry of the ginetes when
they parade in celebrations with their turbans and feathers, their adorned
boots, their robes and the trappings of sumptuous horses.]
sebastián de covarrubias, Tesoro de la lengua castellana o española
( 1611 )
