burro

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burro (plural burros)

  1. a small donkey

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burro m. (plural burros)

  1. donkey

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[edit] Italian

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From Latin butyrum < Ancient Greek βούτῡρον.

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

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burro m. (plural burri)

  1. butter

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[edit] Portuguese

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burro m. (plural burros)

  1. donkey

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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 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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