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burro
[ bur-oh, boor-oh, buhr-oh ]
noun
, plural bur·ros.
- a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- any donkey.
burro
/ ˈbʊrəʊ /
noun
- a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of burro1
1790–1800; < Spanish < Portuguese, back formation from burrico ass < Vulgar Latin *burriccus for Late Latin burrīcus pony
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Word History and Origins
Origin of burro1
C19: Spanish, from Portuguese, from burrico donkey, ultimately from Latin burrīcus small horse
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Example Sentences
Cash looked up from studying the last assay report of the Burro Lode, and his look was not pleasant.
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He would let Bunting travel light to the Rio Seco, and then load him for her as no burro ever was loaded to cross the border!
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“Whisper, I said,” and he put one hand over her mouth and led her over to the little gray burro.
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Billie, who was giving a short ration of water to the burro, called across to ask what Kit was laughing at in that hilarious way.
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One of the men had a club, and every once in a while he would reach over and hit the burro a heavy blow.
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