burrito
a tortilla folded over a filling, as of ground beef, grated cheese, or refried beans.
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How to use burrito in a sentence
She eats chocolate mousse cake and burritos and gummy fish and pad thai.
Melissa Broder’s ‘Milk Fed’ is a delectable exploration of physical and emotional hunger | Bethanne Patrick | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostThe Department of Land and Natural Resources has been exceedingly lenient when it comes to enforcement against illegal sandbags and burritos, the news organizations found.
Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing. New Legislation Could Help ... if It’s Enforced. | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | February 7, 2021 | ProPublicaIt’s upstairs from Café Soleil, which serves the tastiest breakfast burrito in town.
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.”
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.
How Famous Surfers and Wealthy Homeowners Are Endangering Hawaii’s Beaches | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 5, 2020 | ProPublica
The NRA supports the open carry of guns in cafes, burrito shops, and the produce aisle.
Armed with a breakfast burrito and sparkling Mimosa, we strongly disagree.
Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal | Tim Teeman | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn theory, a breakfast taco or burrito can contain all the basic food groups: grains, vegetables, protein, some dairy.
And as she munched on her dairy-free Sofritas burrito, she realized that as much as anything she was probably missing that stuff.
It costs about $5, compared to $8 or more for a burrito bowl from Chipotle.
I stepped into the nearest burrito joint and ordered one with carnitas -- shredded pork -- and extra salsa.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowShe aimed it at her burrito's exposed guts and misted them with a fine red oily spray.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowAs soon as we sat down, she unrolled her burrito and took a little bottle out of her purse.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowShe rolled the burrito up as carefully as a stoner rolling up a joint, tucking the ends in, then re-wrapping it in tinfoil.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowWhat the hell are you doing to that poor, defenseless burrito?
Little Brother | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for burrito
/ (bəˈriːtəʊ) /
Mexican cookery a tortilla folded over a filling of minced beef, chicken, cheese, or beans
Origin of burrito
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