burrear

Spanish

Etymology

From burro (“donkey”) +‎ -ear. Sense (1) comes from the implementation of donkeys as work animals, especially from the simile trabajar como un burro (“to work like a donkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bureˈaɾ/ [bu.reˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bu‧rre‧ar

Verb

burrear (first-person singular present burreo, first-person singular preterite burreé, past participle burreado) (intransitive)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) to work very hard; to work like a dog; to work like a horse

   Synonyms: trabajar como un condenado, trabajar como un negro

2. (colloquial, vulgar, El Salvador, Honduras) to have sex

Conjugation

    Conjugation of burrear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			burrear
gerund			burreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		burreado		burreada
		plural		burreados		burreadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	burreo	burreastú burreásvos	burrea	burreamos	burreáis	burrean
	imperfect	burreaba	burreabas	burreaba	burreábamos	burreabais	burreaban
	preterite	burreé	burreaste	burreó	burreamos	burreasteis	burrearon
	future	burrearé	burrearás	burreará	burrearemos	burrearéis	burrearán
	conditional	burrearía	burrearías	burrearía	burrearíamos	burrearíais	burrearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	burree	burreestú burreésvos2	burree	burreemos	burreéis	burreen
	imperfect (ra)	burreara	burrearas	burreara	burreáramos	burrearais	burrearan
	imperfect (se)	burrease	burreases	burrease	burreásemos	burreaseis	burreasen
	future1	burreare	burreares	burreare	burreáremos	burreareis	burrearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		burreatú burreávos	burree	burreemos	burread	burreen
	negative		no burrees	no burree	no burreemos	no burreéis	no burreen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of burrear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive burrear
	dative	burrearme	burrearte	burrearle, burrearse	burrearnos	burrearos	burrearles, burrearse
	accusative	burrearme	burrearte	burrearlo, burrearla, burrearse	burrearnos	burrearos	burrearlos, burrearlas, burrearse
with gerund burreando
	dative	burreándome	burreándote	burreándole, burreándose	burreándonos	burreándoos	burreándoles, burreándose
	accusative	burreándome	burreándote	burreándolo, burreándola, burreándose	burreándonos	burreándoos	burreándolos, burreándolas, burreándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative burrea
	dative	burréame	burréate	burréale	burréanos	not used	burréales
	accusative	burréame	burréate	burréalo, burréala	burréanos	not used	burréalos, burréalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative burreá
	dative	burreame	burreate	burreale	burreanos	not used	burreales
	accusative	burreame	burreate	burrealo, burreala	burreanos	not used	burrealos, burrealas
with formal second-person singular imperative burree
	dative	burréeme	not used	burréele, burréese	burréenos	not used	burréeles
	accusative	burréeme	not used	burréelo, burréela, burréese	burréenos	not used	burréelos, burréelas
with first-person plural imperative burreemos
	dative	not used	burreémoste	burreémosle	burreémonos	burreémoos	burreémosles
	accusative	not used	burreémoste	burreémoslo, burreémosla	burreémonos	burreémoos	burreémoslos, burreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative burread
	dative	burreadme	not used	burreadle	burreadnos	burreaos	burreadles
	accusative	burreadme	not used	burreadlo, burreadla	burreadnos	burreaos	burreadlos, burreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative burreen
	dative	burréenme	not used	burréenle	burréennos	not used	burréenles, burréense
	accusative	burréenme	not used	burréenlo, burréenla	burréennos	not used	burréenlos, burréenlas, burréense

Further reading

• “burrear” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.