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burro

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. burro (noun)
  2. burro-back (adverb)
  3. burro deer (noun)
  4. burro grass (noun)

bur·ro

noun \ˈbər-(ˌ)ō, ˈbu̇r-; ˈbə-(ˌ)rō\
plural burros

Definition of BURRO

: donkey; especially : a small one used as a pack animal
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Examples of BURRO

  1. <used a burro to carry the supplies>

Origin of BURRO

Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horse
First Known Use: 1775

Related to BURRO

Synonyms: ass, donkey, jackass, moke [British slang]
Related Words: jack, jennet, jenny; hinny, mule; pack animal
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Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with BURRO

burrow, curragh, furrow, ore, thorough

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