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donkey

Significado (Inglés)

  1. A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
  2. A stubborn person.
  3. A fool.
  4. A small auxiliary engine.
  5. (dated, slang) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
  6. (slang) A bad poker player.
  7. British sea term for a sailor's storage chest.

Conceptos

locomotora pequeña

motor auxiliar

asno salvaje

asno salvaje africano

asno salvaje del Norte de Africa

asno silvestre de Africa

Equus Asinus

equus africanus asinus

burro de carga

jumenta

asno africano

Frecuencia

C1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈdɒŋki/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

The origin is uncertain. Originally a slang term from the late eighteenth century. Perhaps from Middle English *donekie (“a miniature dun horse”), a double diminutive of Middle English don, dun, dunne (a name for a dun horse), equivalent to modern English dun (“brownish grey colour”) + -ock (diminutive suffix) + -ie (diminutive suffix), or similarly formed from the given name Duncan. Compare Middle English donning (“a dun horse”), English dunnock. Became more common than the original term ass due to the latter's homophony and partial merger with arse (compare similar development between coney and rabbit).

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