burro Sounds Like "burro (a donkey in English/Spanish)" in Italian
The Italian word that makes English speakers laugh
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Wait until you hear what this Italian word sounds like.
burro sounds like the English word "burro (a donkey in English/Spanish)".
But it actually means butter.
Here is an example: Metti un po’ di burro sul pane, è appena uscito dal forno.. That means: Put some butter on the bread, it just came out of the oven..
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