el
masculine
/ˈburo/
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Translation
donkey
Word origin
From Late Latin burricus ('small horse'), probably from burrus ('reddish'), from Greek pyrros ('flame-coloured'). The word later shifted from horse to donkey in Spanish.
- Origin
- Late Latin
- Root
- burricus
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralburros
Examples
carga .
The donkey carried the load along the path.
vaca.
On the farm there are two donkeys and a cow.
.
Do not be a fool and think before you speak.
montó .
The boy rode the donkey for the first time.
¡ terco !
What a stubborn donkey this animal is!
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