Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorito

/dɔˈritoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: dori-to
IPA: /dɔˈritoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand.

Example Sentences

"[Timmy] offered her his bag of Doritos."
"I looked out the kitchen window at my garden, my trenches, my dirt, and then my gaze turned downward toward my Dorito-stained hand."
"Stuffing the last Dorito chip into her mouth, she brushed the salt from her hands."
"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."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: dorar, frito, doradito

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɔˈritoʊ/

Inflected Forms

Doritos (plural)

Phrases

Dorito body

Questions

How do you pronounce dorito?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɔˈritoʊ/.
What does dorito mean?: A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand.
Where does dorito come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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