Usage Note
Mulo is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, and is masculine (il mulo). The idiomatic phrase testardo come un mulo ('stubborn as a mule') is very common in Italian. The female form is la mula, though mules are almost always sterile.
Examples
"Il mulo porta il carico in montagna."
Natural Translation
The mule carries the load up the mountain.
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