burro
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈbɜːroʊ/
:
burro
- I gunned the dusty old car and it racketed down a hill, past a burro bearing a load of corn husks five feet high.
- pack burros
Examples
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We could get us a couple of burros.
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I pay taxes for federal lands -- for federally protected wild horses and burros to live on.
Blog text (15) -
Stable your burro in the barn.
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I think I'll see if the burros are all right.
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I remember watching my grandfather saddling up the burro early in the morning.
Academic text (2004) -
On July 29, they drove through herds of bison and burros, frequently stopping while animals surrounded their vehicle.
Academic text (2014) -
They're all riding around on burros, working hard in the fields, saying the rosary, and seeing apparitions of Mary.
Blog text (27) -
During the 1920s, all sorts of donkey-drawn carts and wagons and pack burros.
Academic text (1997) -
Planted tamarinds and palms bordered the highway, making stingy shade for a half-dozen old men and their burros who watched the traffic.
Fiction book (1999) -
The hiker used a burro to carry supplies up the mountain trail.
Synonyms
111
1.0
A small animal like a horse with long ears often used to carry loads
2
3.5
An animal that carries loads, like a mule or donkey
Compounds
- Specialized
A large deer that lives in western North America and has very big ears and forked antlers
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Etymology
Burro comes from Spanish burro, which simply means 'donkey', and English borrowed it for the small donkeys used as pack animals. A helpful way to remember it is that burro sounds like 'burden', and these little donkeys often carry loads.