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burro

[ bur-oh, boor-oh, buhr-oh ]

noun

plural burros.
  1. a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
  2. any donkey.


burro

/ ˈʊəʊ /

noun

  1. a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burro1

1790–1800; < Spanish < Portuguese, back formation from burrico ass < Vulgar Latin *burriccus for Late Latin ܰīܲ pony
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Word History and Origins

Origin of burro1

C19: Spanish, from Portuguese, from burrico donkey, ultimately from Latin ܰīܲ small horse
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“These partnerships reflect our commitment to local, compassionate and community-focused solutions for managing the wild burro population in San Bernardino County,” said Luther Snoke, county chief executive, at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

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Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.

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Some still use burros to lug water from the well uphill to the village.

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Two men who used short-barreled rifles to kill three wild burros in the Mojave Desert in 2021 pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges, prosecutors said.

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They unleashed livestock and burros into the grasslands.

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