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burro

US/ˈbʊɹoʊ/

burro noun: 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.

burro: a small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the...
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Noun

burro (plural burros)

  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.

Forms of burro

pluralburros

Origin of burro

Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Words formed from burro

Questions about burro

What does burro mean?
Burro means 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.
What part of speech is burro?
Burro is a noun.
How do you pronounce burro?
Burro is pronounced /ˈbʊɹoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of burro?
The plural of burro is burros.

Words near burro in the dictionary

  1. burritos
  2. Burritt
  3. Burritts
  4. burrless
  5. burrlike
  6. burro
  7. burro's tail
  8. burro-weed
  9. burrobrush
  10. burrobrushes
  11. burrobush

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