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burrito

/bəˈɹi.toʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
bur-ri-to
IPA
/bəˈɹi.toʊ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.

Slang

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: burricus, πυρρός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bəˈɹi.toʊ/
  • British English: /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

burritos (plural) burritos (present, singular) burritoing (participle, present) burritoed (participle, past) burritoed (past)

Derived Forms

burritoless burritolike burroti enchirito pizzarito purrito quesarito sushirrito

Phrases

breakfast burrito burrito bowl burrito taxi burrito test human burrito Mission burrito neato burrito sushi burrito

Rhymes With

mosquito tito ito vito incognito leto benito nieto esposito quito devito bonito

Questions

How do you pronounce burrito?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈɹi.toʊ/.
What does burrito mean?
A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
Where does burrito come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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