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Burro
Bur′ro
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burro
burro
Galician
Etymology
From Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).
Pronunciation
Noun
burro m (plural burros)
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology
From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbur.ro], /ˈburro/
- Hyphenation: bùr‧ro
Noun
burro m (plural burri)
Derived terms
Latin
Adjective
burrō
- dative masculine singular of burrus
- dative neuter singular of burrus
- ablative masculine singular of burrus
- ablative neuter singular of burrus
Portuguese
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
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbu.ʁu/
- Hyphenation: bur‧ro
Noun
burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)
Synonyms
Adjective
burro m (feminine singular burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras, comparable)
Spanish
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
Noun
burro m (plural burros, feminine burra)
- donkey, especially one used as a pack animal.
- (slang) an idiot, dunce.
- (slang, figuratively) a well hung man
- sawhorse
- old maid (card game)
Synonyms
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Derived terms
Adjective
burro m (feminine singular burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras)
- (colloquial) stupid, foolish
- (colloquial) brutish
- (colloquial) horny
- (colloquial, euphemistic, of a man) well-endowed