asno

Definitions of asno
  1. noun
    hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
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    burro, jumento, pollino, rucio
    domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
    burro
    male donkey
    burra
    female donkey
    asno salvaje
    any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
    asno africano
    a wild ass of Africa
    onagro
    Asiatic wild ass
    type of:
    equino, équido
    hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
  2. noun
    domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
    synonyms: burro, jumento, pollino, rucio
  3. noun
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
    synonyms: burro, imbécil, pifia, plancha, zoquete
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    bobo, chancleta, savia
    a person who lacks good judgment
  4. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, burro, cebollino, chorra, ciruelo, cretino, estafermo, estúpido, forrapelotas, ganso, gilí, guajolote, guanajo, huevo, huevón, idiota, imbécil, macho, majadero, mamarracho, mameluco, mamerto, mamón, mastuerzo, melón, memo, mentecato, muermo, necio, oligofrénico, pandero, panoli, pavipollo, pavo, percebe, piernas, pollino, porro, pringado, pánfilo, retrasado, sinsustancia, soplagaitas, tarado, tiparraco, tipejo, tontaina, tonto, zambeque, zopenco, zulú, zángano
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    crédulo, imbécil, ingenuo, inocente, simple
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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