burrito

Saybuh-REE-tohUS/bəˈɹi.toʊ/UK/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/

Verbburritos, burritoing, burritoed

2 meanings of burrito

1
nouncountable
A Mexican food made from a soft flour tortilla wrapped around meat, beans, and cheese.
Like a sandwich, but rolled up inside a soft flat bread instead of between two slices.
She ordered a burrito with extra cheese for lunch.
The food truck sells burritos stuffed with rice and beans.
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2
verbslangtransitive
To wrap a person or thing up tightly, the way a tortilla wraps a burrito.
Like rolling yourself up snugly in a blanket so only your head sticks out.
Dad likes to burrito the baby in a warm blanket.
They burrito their dog in a towel after every bath.
Similarswaddle, wrap, bundle, cocoon
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Origin

From Spanish burrito, meaning "little donkey." The food may be named this because it looks like a rolled-up pack that donkeys carried.