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burro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • airhead noun An informal, mildly insulting term for a foolish or unintelligent person.
  • donkey noun A domesticated animal related to the horse, with long ears and a braying call, used for riding and carrying loads.
  • grunt noun A short, low, snorting sound, often expressing effort, annoyance, or reluctance.
  • mule noun The offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile and known for being sure-footed and stubborn.

Senses

burro is used for these senses in English:

  • airhead (originally, US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.
  • donkey A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
  • grunt Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
  • mule (slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.
  • sawhorse A structure with a crosspiece used to support timber or other material for working.
  • tomnoddy A fool or dunce.

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.

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