burrito

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/
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/bəˈɹiː.təʊ/ · /bʊˈriːtəʊ/ · /bəˈɹi.toʊ/ · /bəɾiʈo/ · /bʊrːit̪o/

Definition of burrito

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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

verb

  1. (slang)To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
    ““You're stealing the blankets,” Zack complained, tugging at the duvet that, somehow, Aaron had completely burritoed himself in.”

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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”). 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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