noun
burrito
buh-REE-toh
noun
1
A Mexican dish of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling such as meat, beans, or cheese.
"He ordered a chicken burrito with extra guacamole."
How to Use Burrito
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rolled tortilla filled with ingredients like meat, beans, rice, and cheese.
Common pairings
bean burrito
burrito bowl
Word Forms
burritoed past tense, burritos plural, burritos singular
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Etymology
From Spanish "burrito," literally "little donkey" — a diminutive of "burro." The name may come from the dish's resemblance to a rolled pack carried by a donkey.