burrito
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/, /bʊˈriːtəʊ/[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈɹi.toʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːtəʊ
Noun[edit]
burrito (plural burritos)
- A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
burrito (third-person singular simple present burritos, present participle burritoing, simple past and past participle burritoed)
- (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[edit]
- ^ “burrito, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
burrito
Declension[edit]
Inflection of burrito (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- "burrito" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
burrito n (indeclinable)
Further reading[edit]
- burrito in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- burrito in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Hyphenation: bur‧ri‧to
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
burrito m (plural burritos)
- Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish burrito.
Noun[edit]
burrito m (plural burritos)
- burrito (Mexican dish)
- Aloysia polystachya
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
burrito m (plural burritos)
- Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
- burrito
- Aloysia polystachya
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “burrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
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- English countable nouns
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- Rhymes:Finnish/urːito
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- Polish terms borrowed from Spanish
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- pl:Foods
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- es:Foods
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