burro

burro

small donkey
Not to be confused with:borough – a town or villageburrow – hole dug in the ground; to dig a hole

bur·ro

B0405800 (bûr′ō, bo͝or′ō, bŭr′ō)n. pl. bur·ros 1. A small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal.2. Slang A drug smuggler who swallows bags filled with a drug, especially heroin or cocaine, to avoid detection by drug enforcement officers or customs officials.

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[Spanish, back-formation from borrico, donkey, from Vulgar Latin *burrīcus, variant of Late Latin būricus, burricus, small horse, of unknown origin.]

burro

(ˈbʊrəʊ) n, pl -rosa donkey, esp one used as a pack animal[C19: Spanish, from Portuguese, from burrico donkey, ultimately from Latin burrīcus small horse]

bur•ro

(ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʊər oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ)

n., pl. -ros. 1. a small donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal. 2. any donkey. [1790–1800; < Sp < Portuguese, back formation from burrico ass < Vulgar Latin *burriccus for Late Latin burrīcus pony]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

burro - small donkey used as a pack animal domestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn

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