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Meanings of donkey in English

Russian
домашний осёл
Spanish
asno
Catalan
ase
Wikidata

Equine with long ears.

домашний осёл
Portuguese
burro
Catalan
ruc
Spanish
equus africanus asinus

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

burro

A domesticated animal, Equus asinus.

Synonyms
Examples for "ass"
Examples for "ass"
1
The word I'd use is 'ordinary.' But she had some crazy-ass ideas.
Flash and Bones
2
In Ireland the following folk-beliefs obtain regarding the ass and the cow:-
The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought / Studies of the Activit...
3
Dumb-ass Gary left them up on his screen about a week ago.
Layover in dubai
4
Like I said, I could fire your ass right here right now.
The reversal
5
In America every one works-eventhe horse, the ass and the ox.
In the Days of Poor Richard
Usage of donkey in English
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)
6
On reaching the middle of the stream, the donkey stumbled and fell.
Fifty Famous Fables
7
You shall have the finest donkey to ride that is in Unyanyembe.
How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
8
I bought it from a donkey-boy in Cairo for about thirty shillings.
Queen Sheba's Ring
9
So the donkey, the dog, and the cat all walked on together.
The Beacon Second Reader
10
And the donkey is really as different as is the Eastern civilisation.
The New Jerusalem
11
The sudden appearance of this unlooked-for apparition acted strongly upon the donkey.
The Best American Humorous Short Stories
12
In one corner was a donkey tied up, belonging to the Bohemian.
Vivian Grey
13
Poor, old Wenham drove up in his donkey-chair from the west lodge.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
14
So the miller made his son ride on the donkey behind him.
Fifty Famous Fables
15
At the beginning of the first hill, however, the donkey stopped dead.
Monitress Merle
16
He had seen the death of the donkey-boys, and she had not.
The Tragedy of the Korosko
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Translations for donkey
Donkey through the time
Donkey across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common