burro

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊrəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɜroʊ, ˈbʊroʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bûr′ō, bŏŏr′ō, bur′ō)

Inflections of 'burro' (n): npl: burros

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
bur•ro /ˈbɜroʊ, ˈbʊroʊ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ros. 
  1. Mammalsa donkey, esp. a small one used to carry things.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bur•ro  (bûr′ō, bŏŏr′ō, bur′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. 
  1. Mammalsa small donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
  2. Mammalsany donkey.
  • Vulgar Latin *burriccus for Late Latin burrīcus pony
  • Portuguese, back formation from burrico ass
  • Spanish
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
burro / ˈbʊrəʊ/ ( -ros)
  1. a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal
Etymology: 19th Century: Spanish, from Portuguese, from burrico donkey, ultimately from Latin burrīcus small horse
'burro' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bareback - burrito - burro's tail - donkey's tail - horse's tail - lamb's tail - pack animal

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