Meaning & use
burro
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A small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal.
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The hikers hired a burro to carry their supplies up the canyon trail.
Wild burros still roam parts of the American Southwest desert.
A note on using this word
"Burro" comes from Spanish and is most often used in the American Southwest to describe small pack donkeys, whether domesticated or feral.
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