A new mexican joint just opened here in town (much like a Chipotle), and it's called "Burrachos." Someone told me that "burrachos" means "drunk" en espanol. Is this true?
2007-05-20 10:39:11 · 14 answers · asked by Erik Austin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
That's very cute. It's a combination of burros and borrachos.
Burros means dumb people (or donkeys), and borrachos means "drunks."
It may also refer to a combination of burrito and borracho. In my home town, there is a resaurant called El Burro, so it's common to use Burro for the name of an establishment.
This is probably a Mexican restaurant that also sells beer and wants to market a fun atmosphere. Sounds fun.
2007-05-20 11:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mimii 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Spanish word "borrachos" means "drunk" (adj) or "drunks" (n). I have never heard the word "burrachos," but I am guessing that it is a made-up word, based on "burro" (donkey) and "borrachos" (drunks).
I´ll check back to see if anyone has a better answer. Good luck.
2007-05-20 13:26:39 · answer #2 · answered by Carlos Esteban 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can't answer for certain, but my friend used that word and said that's what it meant. So, that's 2 for 2?
To put it in context, he was yelling at his neighbor about something and said, "burracho!" And I asked what it meant, and he said "drunk!" And I think the point he was trying to get across was, "you're drunk!". He doesn't speak Spanish. Maybe try babelfish.altavista.com.
2007-05-20 10:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by Ado G. I 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Borracho does mean drunk in Spanish.
2007-05-20 10:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by St. Dave 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's actually spelled borrachos. Borracho is an adjective meaning drunk but you can also say "borrachos" to mean that the people you are referring to are drunkards.
2007-05-20 12:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Burrachos
2016-10-02 05:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes burrachos means drunk people. Un hombre burracho is a drunk man and if there are more drunks it´s burrachos.I guess the mexican joint wants all their customers to get drunk so they can earn more money, who knows, or perhaps it´s just a joke.I hope so.
2007-05-21 10:29:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but the spelling seems wrong. Should be Borrachos I think.
2007-05-20 11:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, it is not true. Burrachos is burros que estan borrachos
2007-05-20 16:14:51 · answer #9 · answered by Dios es amor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is
borrachos and yes it means drunk men
2007-05-20 11:27:32 · answer #10 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋