Bourricot
/buʁi.ko/noun
A small donkey; a little ass.
Did you know?Bourricot is a French diminutive built on a donkey word, and its exact earlier history is tangled with dialect forms rather than any magical or occult origin.
Etymological Timeline
Old French / regional Romance
Romance
burricot / bourri-
“A small donkey or donkey-like beast in dialect speech”
Middle French
French
bourricot
“A little donkey; a small ass”
Modern English
English
bourricot
“Borrowed French word used occasionally for a donkey, especially in French contexts”
Modern French
French
bourricot
“A small donkey; a donkey, often in a familiar or rustic register”