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burro.

A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʊɹoʊ/General-American/ˈbɝoʊ/General-American
  1. A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)bor. Latin burrus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin burricus Spanish borrico Spanish burrobor. English burro Borrowed from Spanish burro.

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