burrito

See also: Burrito

English

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Translations

Mexican dish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨西哥餡餅, 墨西哥馅饼 (Mòxīgē xiànbǐng)

• Esperanto: burito
• Finnish: burrito
• French: burrito (fr) m
• German: Burrito (de) n
• Greek: μπουρίτο (bouríto)
• Hebrew: בוּרִיטוֹ‎ m

• Italian: burrito m
• Japanese: ブリトー
• Polish: burito (pl) n, burrito (pl) n
• Portuguese: burrito (pt) m
• Russian: бурри́то (ru) n (burríto)
• Spanish: burrito (es) m
• Turkish: burrito

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

burrito

1. burrito

Declension

Inflection of burrito (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		burrito	burritot
genitive		burriton	burritojen
partitive		burritoa	burritoja
illative		burritoon	burritoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		burrito	burritot
accusative	nom.	burrito	burritot
	gen.	burriton
genitive		burriton	burritojen
partitive		burritoa	burritoja
inessive		burritossa	burritoissa
elative		burritosta	burritoista
illative		burritoon	burritoihin
adessive		burritolla	burritoilla
ablative		burritolta	burritoilta
allative		burritolle	burritoille
essive		burritona	burritoina
translative		burritoksi	burritoiksi
instructive		—	burritoin
abessive		burritotta	burritoitta
comitative		—	burritoineen

Possessive forms of burrito (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	burritoni	burritomme
2nd person	burritosi	burritonne
3rd person	burritonsa

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Portuguese

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. burrito (Mexican dish)

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Spanish

Etymology

From burro +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈrito/, [buˈrit̪o]

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
2. burrito

Descendants

• → English: burrito

External links

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