Cheetos

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noun

A snack made from pieces of crunchy, cheese-flavored extruded cornmeal, originally from the US, now distributed globally.

OriginSpanish frito →
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Meanings

nounCheetos pl (normally plural, singular Cheeto)

singular Cheeto

  1. pluralplural normallyA snack made from pieces of crunchy, cheese-flavored extruded cornmeal, originally from the US, now distributed globally.

Origin

  1. Spanishfrito“fried”
  2. EnglishCheetos

A brand name, presumably from cheese, with an ending matching other brands of Frito-Lay Inc. (Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos), from Spanish frito (“fried”).

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Translations

Spanish cheeto, cheto
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APA

Cheetos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheetos

MLA

“Cheetos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheetos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheetos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheetos.

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