burrito

nounverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//bəˈɹiː.təʊ//
United Kingdom//bʊˈriːtəʊ//
United States//bəˈɹi.toʊ//

A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

noun

1
A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). A possible origin is due to its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by donkeys, making it an example of synecdoche.

verb

1
slangTo wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
“You're stealing the blankets,” Zack complained, tugging at the duvet that, somehow, Aaron had completely burritoed himself in.

Forms

plural: burritos
past tense: burritoed
past participle: burritoed
present participle: burritoing
third person singular: burritos

burp · A belch.burr · A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.Burr · A surname.

burrito · A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Burrows · An English topographical surname, a variant of Burroughs.burst · To break from internal pressure.bursting · Very eager (to do something).

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