Feminine

bourrique

Meaning

Concepts

(feminine) she-ass, jenny (female donkey)
(Louisiana, feminine) donkey
(Louisiana, feminine) mule
(Louisiana, feminine) ass, idiot
(Louisiana, feminine) a very stubborn person

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bu.ʁik/

Borrowed from Spanish

borrico

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish borrico (“donkey”) or from Occitan borrica (“jenny”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red, reddish-brown”), which is itself from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).