burro
Portuguese
/ˈbu.ʁu/, /ˈbu.ʁɯ̥̽/
noun
Definitions
- donkey
- (slang) idiot, dunce
Etymology
Derived from Latin burricus (small horse) derived from Ancient Greek πυρρός (flame colored, red, flame-colored, tawny, pink, brownish red, fiery).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πυρρός
Gloss
flame colored, red, flame-colored, tawny, pink, brownish red, fiery
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
赤
Emoji
❤️ 🀄️ 🌶️ 🌹 🍅 🍉 🍎 🍑 🍒 🎪 🏮 😡 😻 🚒 🚥 🚦 🥀 🥊 🦊
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- burricus Latin
- burrus Latin
- pyrrhulus Latin
- borrico Spanish, Castilian
- burrito Spanish, Castilian
- burro Spanish, Castilian
- πυρροκόραξ Ancient Greek
- πυρρός Ancient Greek
- πῦρ Ancient Greek
- burrice Portuguese
- emburrecer Portuguese
- emburrecimento Portuguese
- burro Galician
- bulu Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- bulu Tumbuka