/ ˈdɒŋki; NAmE ˈdɑːŋ-; ˈdɔːŋ-/ noun
an animal of the horse family, with short legs and long ears. People ride donkeys or use them to carry heavy loads.
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IDIOMS
- donkey's years
—more at talk verb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (originally pronounced to rhyme with monkey ): perhaps from dun , or from the given name Duncan .