burro

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From Spanish

Noun [edit]

burro (plural burros)

  1. a small donkey

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Galician [edit]

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Noun [edit]

burro m (plural burros)

  1. donkey

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Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin butyrum < Ancient Greek βούτῡρον.

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  • IPA: [ˈbur.ro], /ˈburro/, X-SAMPA: /"burro/
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  • Hyphenation: bùr‧ro

Noun [edit]

burro m (plural burri)

  1. butter

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Portuguese [edit]

Burro

Etymology [edit]

From borrico (donkey), from Latin burricus (small horse), from burrus (red-brown), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purros, flame colored), from πῦρ (pur, fire).

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burro m (plural f-burra)

  1. donkey
  2. (slang) an idiot, dunce

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Adjective [edit]

burro m (feminine burra plural burros feminine plural burras; comparable)

  1. stupid

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From borrico (donkey), from Latin burricus (small horse), from burrus (red-brown), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purros, flame colored), from πῦρ (pur, fire).

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Noun [edit]

burro m (plural burros, feminine singular burra, feminine plural burras)

  1. donkey, especially one used as a pack animal.
  2. (slang) an idiot, dunce.
  3. (slang, figuratively) a well hung man

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