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burro

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbʊɹoʊ/
  • General-American: /ˈbɝoʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊɹoʊ
  • rhymes with -ɜːɹoʊ
  • homophone: borough (one pronunciation)
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small donkey used as a pack animal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: domestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Plautdietsch: Äsel — small donkey
  • Portuguese: burrico — small donkey
  • Portuguese: burrego — small donkey
  • Portuguese: burrinho — small donkey
  • Spanish: burrico — small donkey
  • Spanish: burrito — small donkey
  • Taos: mùlduʼúna — small donkey