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Meanings of domestic ass in English

Portuguese
burro
Catalan
ruc
Spanish
equus africanus asinus

Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn.

        burro
        Synonyms
        Examples for "donkey"
        Examples for "donkey"
        1
        Artois struck the donkey and made it trot on in the dust.
        The Call of the Blood
        2
        The donkey, as the biggest, went to the window and looked in.
        Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
        3
        But Mr. Jiffin is not the only great donkey in the world.
        East Lynne
        4
        That works all right in the picture: it starts this donkey kicking.
        They and I
        5
        So Valeria was the name of the heroine of the donkey episode.
        Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners)
        Translations for domestic ass