burro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Noun

burro (plural burros)

1. a small donkey

Translations

small donkey

• Portuguese: burrico m, burrego m, burrinho (pt) m
• Spanish: burrico m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Taos: mùldu’úna

See also

• ass
• donkey
• hinny
• mule

Anagrams

• rubor

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Catalan

Adjective

burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burres)

1. stupid, dumb

Noun

burro m (plural burros)

1. donkey

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro

Noun

burro

1. donkey.

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Galician

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

burro m (plural burros)

1. donkey

Synonyms

• asno

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbur.ro], /ˈburro/

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• Hyphenation: bùr‧ro

Noun

burro m (plural burri)

1. butter

Derived terms

• burrata
• burrificare
• butirro
• burroso
• imburrare

Further reading

• burro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) būrrō

1. dative masculine singular of būrrus
2. dative neuter singular of būrrus
3. ablative masculine singular of būrrus
4. ablative neuter singular of būrrus

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Morelos Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Noun

burro

1. donkey

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos‎^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 9

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Portuguese

Burro

Etymology

From borrico (“donkey”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ʁu/
• Hyphenation: bur‧ro

Noun

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

1. donkey

   Synonyms: asno, jumento

2. (slang) idiot, dunce

   Synonyms: parvo; see also Thesaurus:fool/translations

Adjective

1. stupid, dumb, idiotic

Synonyms

• (idiot): See here

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Spanish

Burro

Etymology

From borrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburo/ [ˈbu.ro]

Noun

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

1. donkey, especially one used as a pack animal

   Synonyms: asno, jumento

2. (slang) a dunce, an idiot
3. (slang, figuratively) a well hung man
4. sawhorse
5. old maid (card game)
6. burrito

Derived terms

• anteburro
• burrito
• el burro delante, para que no se espante
• mataburros
• no ver tres en un burro
• orejas de burro
• si entre burros te ves, rebuzna alguna vez
• tumbaburros

 

See also

• mula
• burdégano

Adjective

burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras)

1. (colloquial) stupid, foolish
2. (colloquial) brutish
3. (colloquial) horny
4. (colloquial, euphemistic, of a man) well-endowed

Further reading

• “burro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014