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Meanings of burro in English

Spanish
equus africanus asinus
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Perissodactyl mammal smaller than the horse and having long ears.

equus africanus asinus
Usage of burro in English
1
The sailors, the Indian, and the stolen burro were never seen again.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
2
The stranger thanked him, and then slipped the pack from his burro.
Desert Gold
3
But her burro balked at the point where Noddy began the descent.
Polly of Pebbly Pit
4
The burro that Kut-le recently had acquired was sniffing at the meat.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
5
Walking off the porch, he stood before the weary horse and burro.
The Light of the Western Stars
6
He was referring to the gun and to the burro packing, both.
Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
7
He and the burro worked together like a piece of automatic machinery.
The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico; Or, The End of the Silver Tra...
8
What the burro does not pack, the man carries on his back.
Arizona Sketches
9
Piute appeared on the zigzag cliff-trail, driving a burro at dangerous speed.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
10
He was back shortly with the little burro and Charley's broad hat.
The Forbidden Trail
11
There was a silence for a moment, then a burro screamed, and
The Enchanted Canyon
12
A thin cow, a scrawny nag, and a burro drank noisily together.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
13
Then-then-then-that's what Juan and his burro have been eating all the time.
The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico; Or, The End of the Silver Tra...
14
Yuh might mebby see me next, hazin' a burro over a ridge.
The Trail of the White Mule
15
If there's one thing a burro is afraid of, it's a bear.
Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
16
I begin to savvy the burro: that's the proper phrase, isn't it?
A Fool for Love
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common