Burrito definition

bo͝o-rētō, bə-

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A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling, as of beef, beans, or cheese.

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

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

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Noun

Singular:

burrito

Plural:

burritos

Origin of burrito

American Spanish from Spanish diminutive of burro burro burro

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Spanish, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purros, “flame colored”), from πῦρ (pur, “fire”).

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