burro

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish burro. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʊɹoʊ/, /ˈbɝoʊ/ Rhymes: -ʊɹoʊ, -ɜːɹoʊ Homophone: borough (one pronunciation) === Noun === burro (plural burros) A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ass donkey hinny mule === Anagrams === Robur, rubor == Albanian == === Noun === burro vocative of burrë == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish burro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbu.ru] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbu.ro] === Adjective === burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burres) stupid, dumb === Noun === burro m (plural burros) donkey Synonym: ase bedwarmer Synonym: escalfallits (games) donkey === Further reading === “burro”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish burro. === Noun === burro donkey. == Franco-Provençal == === Alternative forms === burou, borou, bouerou, beure, bouèrou, beûryou, buro buyro (archaic) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin butyrum. === Noun === burro m (plural burros) (ORB, broad) butter === References === beurre in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca burro in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == Galician == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈburo/ [ˈbu.rʊ] Rhymes: -uro Hyphenation: bu‧rro === Noun === burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras) donkey, ass Synonym: asno fool; silly Synonyms: pastrán, parvo (machine) crane Synonym: guindastre trestle Synonym: trabanco (regional) horse Synonyms: besta, cabalo (games) a card game Synonym: xogo de cartas === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “burro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “burro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “burro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French burre, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon). Doublet of butirro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbur.ro/ Rhymes: -urro Hyphenation: bùr‧ro === Noun === burro m (plural burri) butter ==== Derived terms ==== burrata burrificare butirro burroso imburrare === Further reading === burro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === rubro == Latin == === Adjective === būrrō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of būrrus == Morelos Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish burro. === Noun === burro donkey === References === Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005), Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos‎[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 9 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Back-formation from burrico (“small donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uʁu Hyphenation: bur‧ro === Noun === burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras) donkey Synonyms: asno, jegue, jumento, jerico (card games) a card game (derogatory) idiot, dunce Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== asino burrito zurrar === Noun === burro m (plural burros) sawhorse (Brazil, university slang, dated) crib (a literal translation, usually of a Classical work) Synonym: pai-velho donkey engine (Angola) African striped grunt (Parapristipoma octolineatum) (nautical) boom vang === Adjective === burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras, comparable, comparative mais burro, superlative o mais burro or burríssimo, diminutive burrinho, augmentative burrão) stupid, dumb, idiotic Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota === Further reading === “burro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “burro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “burro”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “burro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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 === IPA(key): /ˈburo/ [ˈbu.ro] Rhymes: -uro Syllabification: bu‧rro === Noun === burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras) donkey, especially one used as a pack animal Synonyms: asno, jumento (slang) a dunce, an idiot (slang, figuratively) a well-hung man sawhorse old maid (card game) burrito Aloysia polystachya ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ayutla Mixtec: mburu → Central Huasteca Nahuatl: borroj → Cora: puúruꞌu → English: burro → Highland Puebla Nahuatl: bu̱rroj → Morelos Nahuatl: burro → Oluta Popoluca: burru → Quechua: wuru → Taos: mùlduʼúna → Tataltepec Chatino: huru → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: puro ==== See also ==== mula burdégano === Adjective === burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras) (colloquial) stupid, foolish (colloquial) brutish (colloquial) horny (colloquial, euphemistic, of a man) well-endowed === Further reading === “burro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025