Polyglot Dictionary

asno

/ˈasno/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los asnos

Meaning

  1. donkey

    • El asno cargaba la leña.

      The donkey carried the firewood.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

burro

burro is the more common, everyday word for "donkey"; asno is slightly more formal or literary, also used to call someone stupid.

borrico

borrico is a colloquial, regional synonym for "donkey," also used to call someone foolish.

Similar in other languages

French

âne

âne is the French word for the same thing — both mean "donkey."

Portuguese

jumento

jumento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "donkey."

Practice

1 What does asno mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ cargaba la leña.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches asno?

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