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burrito en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ (General-American)
  • /bʊˈriːtəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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burritos Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Mission burrito · sushi burrito · human burrito · neato burrito · breakfast burrito · burritoless · burrito taxi · quesarito · burrito bowl · purrito · burritolike · burrito test · pizzarito · enchirito · sushirrito · burroti

Translations (22)

cmn 墨西哥卷餅 /墨西哥卷饼 (Mexican dish) · af burrito (Mexican dish) · ru бурри́то (Mexican dish) · fr burrito (Mexican dish) · pl burrito (Mexican dish) · pt burrito (Mexican dish) · el μπουρίτο (Mexican dish) · pl burito (Mexican dish) · fi burrito (Mexican dish) · ja ブリトー (Mexican dish) · uk бури́то (Mexican dish) · he בוּרִיטוֹ (Mexican dish) · eo burito (Mexican dish) · es burrito (Mexican dish) · es kodzito (corn tortilla, Americanism) (Mexican dish) · ko 브리또 (Mexican dish) · ko 부리토 (Mexican dish) · fi tortilla (Mexican dish) · it burrito (Mexican dish) · de Burrito (Mexican dish) · tr burrito (Mexican dish) · mi pohīto (Mexican dish)

burrito en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ (General-American)
  • /bʊˈriːtəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (General-American) audio
  • /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

  1. (slang) To 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. 2020, Erin McRae, Racheline Maltese, Ink and Ice:

Forms

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burritos Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
burritoing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
burritoed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
burritoed Tense=Past lexicographic