"burro" meaning in English

See burro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʊɹoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈbɝoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burro.wav [Southern-England] Forms: burros [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊɹoʊ, -ɜːɹoʊ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin burricus Spanish borrico Spanish burrobor. English burro Borrowed from Spanish burro. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|es:burro|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin burricus Spanish borrico Spanish burrobor. English burro [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "donkey", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "fire", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*péh₂wr̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*pāwər", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πῦρ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-rós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-rós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ρός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "πῠρρός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "burrus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ic", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ikos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ikos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-icus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "burricus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "borrico", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "burro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "burro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="burro"> Borrowed from 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. Derived forms: burrobrush, 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), burrito [masculine] (Spanish), mùlduʼúna (Taos)
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        "Rhymes:English/ɜːɹoʊ",
        "Rhymes:English/ɜːɹoʊ/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:English/ʊɹoʊ",
        "Rhymes:English/ʊɹoʊ/2 syllables",
        "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Taos translations",
        "en:Equids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "donkey",
          "donkey"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʊɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɝoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burro.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-burro.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-burro.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-burro.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-burro.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊɹoʊ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜːɹoʊ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "borough (one pronunciation)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "lang_code": "pdt",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Äsel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burrego"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burrinho"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burrito"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "lang_code": "twf",
      "sense": "small donkey",
      "word": "mùlduʼúna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "burro"
}

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