burrito

English

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burrito

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Etymology

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”). The food is so called because of its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by donkeys.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/, /bʊˈriːtəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /bəˈɹi.toʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːtəʊ

Noun

burrito (plural burritos)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

burrito (third-person singular simple present burritos, present participle burritoing, simple past and past participle burritoed)

1. (slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
   • 2020, Erin McRae, Racheline Maltese, Ink and Ice:

     “You're stealing the blankets,” Zack complained, tugging at the duvet that, somehow, Aaron had completely burritoed himself in.

References

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish burrito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburːito/,
• Rhymes: -urːito
• Syllabification^(key): bur‧ri‧to

Noun

burrito

1. burrito

Declension

Further reading

• “burrito”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

burrito

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Alternative forms

• burito

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burˈri.tɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -itɔ
• Syllabification: bur‧ri‧to

Noun

burrito n (indeclinable)

1. burrito

Further reading

• burrito in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -itu
• Hyphenation: bur‧ri‧to

Etymology 1

From burro +‎ -ito.

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish burrito.

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. burrito (Mexican dish)
2. Aloysia polystachya

Spanish

Etymology

From burro +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈrito/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: bu‧rri‧to

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
2. burrito
3. Aloysia polystachya
4. Any of certain crakes

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Belizean Creole: boreeto
• → English: burrito
• → German: Burrito

Further reading

• “burrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014