burro

Definitions of burro
  1. noun
    domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
    synonyms: asno, jumento, pollino, rucio
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    type of:
    asno
    hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
  2. noun
    male donkey
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    type of:
    asno
    hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
  3. noun
    a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
    synonyms: borrico, borriquete, caballete, caballo, cabra, cabrilla
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    armadura, armazón, bastidor, carcasa, encuadramiento, marco, sistema
    a structure supporting or containing something
  4. noun
    a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
    synonyms: alcornoque, animal, bobo, bolo, bolonio, camueso, ceporro, cernícalo, cipote, imbécil, leño, madero, melón, mendrugo, rocín, subnormal, tarugo, tonto, tronco, zoquete
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    calabaza, camueso, ciruelo, estúpido, gaznápiro, jumento, mastuerzo, mendrugo, peruétano, tonto
    a person who is not very bright
  5. noun
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
    synonyms: asno, imbécil, pifia, plancha, zoquete
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    bobo, chancleta, savia
    a person who lacks good judgment
  6. noun
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    synonyms: adoquín, alcornoque, animal, asno, babieca, badulaque, bambarria, batusino, berengo, berza, berzotas, bestia, besugo, bobelas, bobo, bolo, borde, borrego, botarate, bruto, 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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