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How to pronounce donkey in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms domestic ass, equus asinus
Type of ass
Has types moke, burro
Type Words
Type of emblem, allegory

Examples of donkey

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At one point, Leas had seven horses, a goat, a donkey and several dogs and cats.
From the democratandchronicle.com
I've checked google image search a million times for a donkey show, and nothing.
From the independent.co.uk
Then, he claims, a neighbor named Adnan with a donkey cart came to their rescue.
From the time.com
In any case I'm looking up at him as he waves and smiles, perhaps at the donkey.
From the nytimes.com
The young foxes hang out and play around my brother's donkey shed down the road.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Foot was actually wearing a green car coat slightly resembling the donkey shape.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The orchids included spider, donkey, pitcher, enamel and cowslip, to name a few.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
The donkey proved useful, popular and appealing, and Lee now raises the animals.
From the sciencedaily.com
So I wonder what he'd make of the news that donkey cheese is the next big thing.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
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  • The symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
  • Domestic ass: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
  • The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E. africanus. In the western United States, a small donkey is sometimes called a '''' (from the Spanish word for the animal).
  • Donkey is the second album of Brazilian electro/rock band CSS, released on July 21, 2008. Seventeen songs were recorded at Trama Studios Su00E3o Paulo, of which eleven appear on the album. Donkey follows their critically acclaimed debut album Cansei de Ser Sexy.
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  • Donkey is a fictional talking donkey from the Shrek series of films and he serves as the deuteragonist of the films, voiced by Eddie Murphy. The character also featured in the original story Shrek!. He currently has five Dronkey children, with his wife, Dragon.
  • The Donkey is a German fairy tale collected by Brothers Grimm by Grimm's Fairy Tales.
  • (The Donkeys) "Lions led by donkeys" is a phrase popularly used to describe the British infantry of the First World War and to condemn the generals who commanded them. The contention is that the brave soldiers (lions) were sent to their deaths by incompetent and indifferent leaders (donkeys). ...
  • A domestic animal, Equus asinus, similar to a horse; A stubborn person; A fool; A small auxiliary engine, also called donkey engine