The story
- Spanish · derived fromfrito“fried”
- English todayCheetos
A brand name, presumably from cheese, with an ending matching other brands of Frito-Lay Inc. (Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos), from Spanish frito (“fried”).
Words from the same roots
Spanishfrito all →
FritoDoritotostito
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.