burro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish burro.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɹoʊ/, /ˈbɝoʊ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊɹoʊ, -ɜːɹoʊ
- Homophone: borough (one pronunciation)
Noun
burro (plural burros)
- 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.
Translations
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See also
- ass
- donkey
- hinny
- mule
Anagrams
- Robur, rubor
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish burro.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ro/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ru/
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Adjective
burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burres)
- stupid, dumb
Noun
burro m (plural burros)
- donkey
- Synonym: ase
- bedwarmer
- Synonym: escalfallits
- (games) donkey
Further reading
- “burro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish burro.
Noun
burro
- donkey.
Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈburʊ]
Audio (file)
Noun
burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)
- donkey, ass
- Synonym: asno
- fool; silly
- Synonyms: pastrán, parvo
- (machine) crane
- Synonym: guindastre
- trestle
- Synonym: trabanco
- (regional) horse
- Synonyms: besta, cabalo
- (games) a card game
References
- “burro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “burro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “burro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French burre, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon). Doublet of butirro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbur.ro/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -urro
- Hyphenation: bùr‧ro
Noun
burro m (plural burri)
- butter
Derived terms
- burrata
- burrificare
- butirro
- burroso
- imburrare
Further reading
- burro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- rubro
Latin
Adjective
būrrō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of būrrus
Morelos Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish burro.
Noun
burro
- donkey
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 9
Portuguese
![](Images/wiktionary/Donkey_Equus_asinus_Tanzania_1114_cropped_Nevit.jpg.webp)
Etymology
From burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ʁu/ [ˈbu.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ʁu/ [ˈbu.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ʁo/ [ˈbu.ho]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ʁu/
- Hyphenation: bur‧ro
Noun
burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)
- donkey
- Synonyms: asno, jumento
- a card game
- (derogatory) idiot, dunce
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Adjective
burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras)
- stupid, dumb, idiotic
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Spanish
![](Images/wiktionary/Donkey_Equus_asinus_Tanzania_1114_cropped_Nevit.jpg.webp)
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]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -uro
- Syllabification: bu‧rro
Noun
burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)
- donkey, especially one used as a pack animal
- Synonyms: asno, jumento
- (slang) a dunce, an idiot
- (slang, figuratively) a well hung man
- sawhorse
- old maid (card game)
- burrito
Derived terms
- anteburro
- burrero
- burrito
- burro de planchar
- como burro sin mecate
- el burro delante, para que no se espante
- el burro hablando de orejas
- mataburros
- no ver tres en un burro
- orejas de burro
- pata de burro
- pie de burro
- poner a caer de un burro
- si entre burros te ves, rebuzna alguna vez
- tumbaburros
Descendants
- → Ayutla Mixtec: mburu
- → Central Huasteca Nahuatl: borroj
- → Cora: puúruꞌu
- → English: burro
- → Highland Puebla Nahuatl: bu̱rroj
- → Morelos Nahuatl: burro
- → Oluta Popoluca: burru
- → Quechua: wuru
- → Taos: mùldu’úna
- → Tataltepec Chatino: huru
- → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: puro
See also
- mula
- burdégano
Adjective
burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras)
- (colloquial) stupid, foolish
- (colloquial) brutish
- (colloquial) horny
- (colloquial, euphemistic, of a man) well-endowed
Further reading
- “burro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014