Dorito en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /dɔˈritoʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Marketing coinage, likely from Spanish dorar (“to gild”), dorado (“golden”), with an ending matching other brands of Frito-Lay Inc. (Cheetos, Fritos, Tostitos), from Spanish frito (“fried”), also possibly as a clipping of Spanish doradito (“little golden [thing]”), diminutive of dorado (“golden”).
Meanings
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A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand.
Stuffing the last Dorito chip into her mouth, she brushed the salt from her hands.
2013, Pamela Yaye, Games of the Heart:2025 June 27, Hank Green, “You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9euKCrTyMEc, vlogbrothers We thought that if you gave people information about how many calories were in Doritos, it would make them healthier. […] I don't think the solution is to deeply understand the chemical and caloric content of a Dorito.
[Timmy] offered her his bag of Doritos.
1991, Ellen Emerson White, “The Boy Next Door”, in Thirteen: Thirteen Tales of Horror, page 302:I looked out the kitchen window at my garden, my trenches, my dirt, and then my gaze turned downward toward my Dorito-stained hand.
2010, Stacy Alaimo, Bodily Natures: Science, Environment, and the Material Self, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doritos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |