pollino
Spanish, noun/poˈʝino/
pollino is spelled P-O-L-L-I-N-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 132,280th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pollino is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ass, donkey, especially a young and untamed one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mamífero doméstico solípedo, más pequeño que el caballo, mide como metro y medio de altura. Bestia de silla y…”.
What does pollino mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineass, donkey, especially a young and untamed one
- 2
masculinea rude, unsophisticated or ignorant person
adjective
- 1
rude, unsophisticated or ignorant
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mamífero doméstico solípedo, más pequeño que el caballo, mide como metro y medio de altura. Bestia de silla y carga muy utilizada durante siglos en el sur de Europa y Oriente. Desciende del asno estepario de Nubia. 2. Este mismo animal, asno, cuando es joven e inapto para el trabajo. 3. Este mismo animal, asno, cuando está en condiciones de procrear, de actuar como semental. 4. Persona ruda y torpe de entendimiento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pollino
- pollinos plural
- pollina feminine
- pollinas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pollino?
- /poˈʝino/
- [poˈʝi.no]
- [poˈʝino]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pollino
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pollino in Spanish?
pollino appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).