amansaburros

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of amansa (“to tame”) +‎ burros (“donkeys”). Literally, “donkey-tamer”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˌmansaˈburos/ [aˌmãn.saˈβ̞u.ros]
  • Rhymes: -uros
  • Syllabification: a‧man‧sa‧bu‧rros

Noun

amansaburros m (plural amansaburros)

  1. (colloquial, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) dictionary; lexicon; vocabulary
    Synonyms: dicionario, mataburros

Further reading

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