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burro

Portuguese, noun/ˈbu.ʁu/

burro is spelled B-U-R-R-O (5 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,394th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “donkey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “animal, pertencente a órdem dos perissodátilos, quadrúpede solípede do mesmo género que o cavalo…”.

What does burro mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinedonkey

  2. 2

    derogatorymasculineidiot, dunce

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesawhorse

  2. 2

    Brazildatedmasculinecrib (a literal translation, usually of a Classical work)

  3. 3

    masculinedonkey engine

  4. 4

    masculineAfrican striped grunt (Parapristipoma octolineatum)

  5. 5

    masculineboom vang

  6. 6

    masculinea card game

adjective

  1. 1

    stupid, dumb, idiotic

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. asnático; tolo; estúpido; grosseiro 2. diz-se de uma espécie de tijolo não cozido; lambaz 3. diz-se de uma espécie de pero esbranquiçado 4. diz-se de uma espécie de milho amarelo muito desenvolvido, quer nas folhas, quer nos grãos

noun: 1. animal, pertencente a órdem dos perissodátilos, quadrúpede solípede do mesmo género que o cavalo distinguindo-se deste por ser menor, ter as orelhas muito grandes, pelos compridos na cauda e crina curta 2. asno; jumento 3. o mesmo que muar 4. homem estúpido, teimoso e ignorante

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of burro

  • burros plural
  • burra feminine
  • burras feminine plural
  • mais burro comparative
  • o mais burro superlative
  • burríssimo superlative
  • burrinho diminutive
  • burrão augmentative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce burro?

  • Brazil /ˈbu.ʁu/
  • Brazil [ˈbu.hu]
  • /ˈbu.ʁu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to burro

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is burro in Portuguese?

burro appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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