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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??o?/, /?b?o?/
• Homophone: borough (one pronunciation)

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.

Translations

See also

• ass
• donkey
• hinny
• mule

Anagrams

• Robur, rubor

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?bu.ro/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?bu.ru/

Adjective

burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burres)

1. stupid, dumb

Noun

burro m (plural burros)

1. donkey

   Synonym: ase

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro

Noun

burro

1. donkey.

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (purrhós, “flame colored”), from ??? (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bur?]

Noun

burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)

1. donkey, ass

   Synonym: asno

2. fool; silly

   Synonyms: pastrán, parvo

3. (machine) crane

   Synonym: guindastre

4. trestle

   Synonym: trabanco

5. (regional) horse

   Synonyms: besta, cabalo

6. (games) a card game

References

• “burro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “burro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “burro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin b?t?rum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (boúturon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bur.ro/
• Hyphenation: bùr?ro
• Rhymes: -urro

Noun

burro m (plural burri)

1. butter

Derived terms

• burrata
• burrificare
• butirro
• burroso
• imburrare

Further reading

• burro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

b?rr?

1. dative masculine singular of b?rrus
2. dative neuter singular of b?rrus
3. ablative masculine singular of b?rrus
4. ablative neuter singular of b?rrus

Morelos Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Noun

burro

1. donkey

References

• Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2005) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de Cuentepec, Morelos?^[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F., México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., published 2006, page 9

Portuguese

Etymology

From borrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (purrhós, “flame colored”), from ??? (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?bu.?u/ or IPA^(key): /?bu.????/
• Hyphenation: bur?ro

Noun

burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)

1. donkey

   Synonyms: asno, jumento

2. (slang) idiot, dunce

   Synonyms: parvo; see also Thesaurus:fool/translations

Adjective

burro m (feminine singular burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras, comparable)

1. stupid, dumb, idiotic

Synonyms

• (idiot): See here

Spanish

Etymology

From borrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (purrhós, “flame colored”), from ??? (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?buro/, [?bu.ro]

Noun

burro m (plural burros, feminine burra, feminine plural burras)

1. donkey, especially one used as a pack animal

   Synonyms: asno, jumento

2. (slang) a dunce, an idiot
3. (slang, figuratively) a well hung man
4. sawhorse
5. old maid (card game)
6. burrito

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Ayutla Mixtec: mburu
• ? Cora: puúru?u
• ? English: burro
• ? Highland Puebla Nahuatl: bu?rroj
• ? Morelos Nahuatl: burro
• ? Oluta Popoluca: burru
• ? Quechua: wuru
• ? Taos: mùldu’úna
• ? Tataltepec Chatino: huru
• ? Tetelcingo Nahuatl: puro

See also

• mula
• burdégano

Adjective

burro (feminine burra, masculine plural burros, feminine plural burras)

1. (colloquial) stupid, foolish
2. (colloquial) brutish
3. (colloquial) horny
4. (colloquial, euphemistic, of a man) well-endowed

Further reading

• “burro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from ??? (pûr, “fire”). The food is so called because of its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by burros.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b???i?.t??/, /b??ri?t??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /b???i.to?/
• Rhymes: -i?t??

Noun

burrito (plural burritos)

1. A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Derived terms

• enchirito
• quesarito

Translations

Verb

burrito (third-person singular simple present burritos, present participle burritoing, simple past and past participle burritoed)

1. (slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bur?ito/, [?bur?it?o?]
• Rhymes: -ur?ito
• Syllabification: bur?ri?to

Noun

burrito

1. burrito

Declension

Polish

Alternative forms

• burito

Etymology

From Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from ??? (pûr, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bur?r?i.t?/

Noun

burrito n (indeclinable)

1. burrito

Further reading

• burrito in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• burrito in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. burrito (Mexican dish)

Spanish

Etymology

From burro +? -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu?rito/, [bu?ri.t?o]

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
2. burrito

Descendants

• ? English: burrito

Further reading

• “burrito” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.