burrito

[ buh-ree-toh; Spanish boor-ree-taw ]

noun

, Mexican Cooking.

, plural bur·ri·tos [b, uh, -, ree, -tohz, boo, r, -, ree, -taws].

1. a tortilla folded over a filling, as of ground beef, grated cheese, or refried beans.

burrito

/ bəˈriːtəʊ /

noun

1. Mexican cookery a tortilla folded over a filling of minced beef, chicken, cheese, or beans

Word History and Origins

Origin of burrito¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from Mexican Spanish (Guerrero): “stuffed taco,” Spanish: “young donkey, foal,” equivalent to burr(o) “donkey” + -ito diminutive suffix; burro

Word History and Origins

Origin of burrito¹

C20: from Mexican Spanish, from Spanish: literally, a young donkey

Example Sentences

She eats chocolate mousse cake and burritos and gummy fish and pad thai.

From Washington Post

The Department of Land and Natural Resources has been exceedingly lenient when it comes to enforcement against illegal sandbags and burritos, the news organizations found.

From ProPublica

It’s upstairs from Café Soleil, which serves the tastiest breakfast burrito in town.

From Outside Online

What sat before me was less a taco than a panini-pressed burrito that had been stuffed with beef, cheese, fries and a sweet dressing mysteriously dubbed “Algerian sauce.”

From Ozy

In 2018, Kelly Slater, an 11-time world surfing champion who lives on Ehukai Beach by the world-famous Banzai Pipeline surf break, illegally installed a burrito.

From ProPublica

The NRA supports the open carry of guns in cafes, burrito shops, and the produce aisle.

From The Daily Beast

Armed with a breakfast burrito and sparkling Mimosa, we strongly disagree.

From The Daily Beast

In theory, a breakfast taco or burrito can contain all the basic food groups: grains, vegetables, protein, some dairy.

From The Daily Beast

And as she munched on her dairy-free Sofritas burrito, she realized that as much as anything she was probably missing that stuff.

From The Daily Beast

It costs about $5, compared to $8 or more for a burrito bowl from Chipotle.

From The Daily Beast

I stepped into the nearest burrito joint and ordered one with carnitas -- shredded pork -- and extra salsa.

From Project Gutenberg

She aimed it at her burrito's exposed guts and misted them with a fine red oily spray.

From Project Gutenberg

As soon as we sat down, she unrolled her burrito and took a little bottle out of her purse.

From Project Gutenberg

She rolled the burrito up as carefully as a stoner rolling up a joint, tucking the ends in, then re-wrapping it in tinfoil.

From Project Gutenberg

What the hell are you doing to that poor, defenseless burrito?

From Project Gutenberg