burro

C1 Topic:Animals
US /ˈbɝː.oʊ/ UK /ˈbʊr.əʊ/
noun Freq #35592

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern United States or Mexico

    The prospector loaded food and tools onto his patient burro.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a small donkey, especially... donkeypack donkey
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Word family
Forms burros
Related forms donkeymulepack animal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro ("donkey"). In English it is especially associated with the small pack donkeys used in Mexico and the southwestern United States.

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