burro

/ˈburo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los burros

Meaning

  1. donkey

    • El burro lleva la carga.

      The donkey carries the load.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

asno

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

borrico

borrico and burro are both colloquial words for "donkey," close synonyms.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

jumento

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

Practice

1 What does burro mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ lleva la carga.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches burro?

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