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burro

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bur·ro  (bûr, br, br)
n. pl. bur·ros
A small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal.
[Spanish, back-formation from borrico, donkey, from Late Latin burrcus, small horse.]
burro [ˈbʊrəʊ]
n pl -ros
a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal
[Spanish, from Portuguese, from burrico donkey, ultimately from Latin burrīcus small horse]
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Noun1.burroburro - small donkey used as a pack animal  
domestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn


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I've got to where I savvy the burro, an' you bet I can plow against most of 'm right now.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
We'll take a burro, or a pack-train of burros,' was my suggestion.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
On March 3, 1866, Powell and I packed his provisions on two of our burros, and bidding me good-bye he mounted his horse, and started down the mountainside toward the valley, across which led the first stage of his journey.
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