"burro" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʊɹoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈbɝoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: burros [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊɹoʊ, -ɜːɹoʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish burro. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|burro}} Spanish burro Head templates: {{en-noun}} burro (plural burros)
  1. A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico. Categories (lifeform): Equids Derived forms: burroweed Related terms: ass, donkey, hinny, mule Translations (small donkey): Äsel [masculine] (Plautdietsch), burrico [masculine] (Portuguese), burrego [masculine] (Portuguese), burrinho [masculine] (Portuguese), burrico [masculine] (Spanish), mùlduʼúna (Taos)

Inflected forms

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