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Added 9 October 2026

burrito

/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/ noun

Latin root: burricus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about burrito at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

Origin

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.

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