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Dictionary: bur·ro   (bûr'ō, bʊr'ō, bŭr'ō) pronunciation
n., pl., -ros.
A small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal.

[Spanish, back-formation from borrico, donkey, from Late Latin burrīcus, small horse.]


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[BOO-roh] Italian for "butter".

The Spanish word for donkey; commonly used in North and South America.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Small donkey used as a pack animal.

Tutor's tip: The "borough" (town) had to "borrow" (receive a loan) a "burro" (donkey) to carry the soil away from the opening of the "burrow" (lair or den).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille æsel

Nederlands (Dutch)
pakezel

Français (French)
n. - mulet de bât, âne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lastesel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γαϊδαράκος

Italiano (Italian)
somaro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - burro (m)

Русский (Russian)
ослик

Español (Spanish)
n. - burro de carga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (pack)åsna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
驴子

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 驢子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 당나귀

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ロバ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حمار صغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חמור קטן, חמורון‬


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