Meaning & use
a burro
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Meaning
nouncountableAmerican
A small donkey, especially one used to carry loads in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Grammar: Countable: a burro, two burros. Often used with 'a' or in the plural.
Patterns
- a burro
- ride a burro
- pack burro
The miners used a burro to carry their supplies.
We saw a burro standing near the trail in Arizona.
In many Mexican villages, burros still help transport goods.
Word forms
| plural | burros |
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Common combinations
- a pack burro
- The pack burro carried bags of grain up the mountain.
- ride a burro
- Tourists can ride a burro along the canyon path.
- wild burro
- Wild burros roam parts of the desert in the southwestern US.
Synonyms and how they differ
Commonly confused: a burro or burrow?
a burro vs burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal; a burro is a small donkey. The spellings are similar but the meanings are completely different.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'burro' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A burro is a small donkey used for carrying loads, so loading supplies onto a burro is correct. Option A confuses burro with burrow, option C is impossible, and option D is wrong because a burro is not a bird.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “a burro”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.