Meanings
present singular third person burritos · participle present burritoing · participle past burritoed · past burritoed
- slangTo 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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Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekπυρρός“flame-colored”
- Latinburricus“small horse”
- Spanishburrito
- Englishburrito
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.
More words from Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans burrito
- burritoMexican dish
Chinese Mandarin 墨西哥卷餅 /墨西哥卷饼
- 墨西哥卷餅 /墨西哥卷饼 (Mòxīgē juǎnbǐng)Mexican dish
Esperanto burito
- buritoMexican dish
Finnish burrito, tortilla
- burritoMexican dish
- tortillaMexican dish
French burrito
- burritoMexican dish
German Burrito
- BurritoMexican dish
Greek μπουρίτο
- μπουρίτο (bouríto)Mexican dish
Hebrew בוּרִיטוֹ
- בוּרִיטוֹMexican dish
Italian burrito
- burritoMexican dish
Japanese ブリトー
- ブリトーMexican dish
Korean 부리토, 브리또
- 부리토 (burito)Mexican dish
- 브리또 (beuritto)Mexican dish
Māori pohīto
- pohītoMexican dish
Polish burito, burrito
- buritoMexican dish
- burritoMexican dish
Portuguese burrito
- burritoMexican dish
Russian бурри́то
- бурри́то (burríto)Mexican dish
Spanish burrito, kodzito (corn tortilla, Americanism)
- burritoMexican dish
- kodzito (corn tortilla, Americanism)Mexican dish
Turkish burrito
- burritoMexican dish
Ukrainian бури́то
- бури́то (burýto)Mexican dish
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with burrito
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Cite this entry
burrito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrito
“burrito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrito. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burrito,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burrito.
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