burrito

[buh-ree-toh, boor-ree-taw]

noun

Mexican Cooking.

plural

burritos 

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

When they don’t, they get up before the sun rises, eat breakfast, make egg burritos for lunch and drive to orchards looking for work.

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But it quickly caught fire on social media, where users have posted videos of themselves drinking a whole cup or submerging entire burritos in it.

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“We like Mexican food, and we like to visit the restaurants. But we’re not going to sell out our birthright for a bean burrito.”

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But when a delivery service is carting cash around town instead of a lukewarm burrito, the stakes and security concerns, obviously, are higher.

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“Everything gets delivered to their house from burritos to medicine,” Rao said.

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