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burro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • donkey noun A domesticated animal related to the horse, with long ears and a braying call, used for riding and carrying loads.
  • dumb adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
  • fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
  • jack noun A mechanical device used to lift something heavy off the ground, especially to raise a car to change a tyre.

Senses

burro is used for these senses in English:

  • donkey A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
  • donkey A stubborn person.
  • donkey A fool.
  • dumb (informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.
  • fool (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • jack (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel. [from 17th c.]

donkey — full definition

  1. noun A domesticated animal related to the horse, with long ears and a braying call, used for riding and carrying loads.
  2. noun Informal: a stubborn or foolish person.

dumb — full definition

  1. adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
  2. adj (dated, now considered offensive as applied to people) Unable to speak.
  3. adj Not equipped with intelligent or programmable features.
  4. adv (informal) Very; extremely.

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