bourrique

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish borrico (“donkey”) or from Occitan borrica (“jenny”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red, reddish-brown”), which is itself from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.ʁik/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /bu.rik/ Rhymes: -ik Homophone: bourriques === Noun === bourrique f (plural bourriques) she-ass, jenny (female donkey) Synonym: ânesse f (Louisiana) donkey (Louisiana) mule (Louisiana) ass, idiot (Louisiana) a very stubborn person ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bourrique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)