burro

[ bur-oh, boor-oh, buhr-oh ]

noun

, plural bur·ros.

1. a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
2. any donkey.

burro

/ ˈbʊrəʊ /

noun

1. a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal

Word History and Origins

Origin of burro¹

1790–1800; < Spanish < Portuguese, back formation from burrico ass < Vulgar Latin *burriccus for Late Latin burrīcus pony

Word History and Origins

Origin of burro¹

C19: Spanish, from Portuguese, from burrico donkey, ultimately from Latin burrīcus small horse

Example Sentences

Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.

From Los Angeles Times

Some still use burros to lug water from the well uphill to the village.

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Two men who used short-barreled rifles to kill three wild burros in the Mojave Desert in 2021 pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges, prosecutors said.

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They unleashed livestock and burros into the grasslands.

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New information may offer clues in the killings of several wild burros in the Mojave Desert more than four years ago.

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