human burrito

noun

A first aid technique for the treatment of hypothermia in which layers of warm items are wrapped around the entire body of the individual being treated.

“When I wrapped him inside my blanket, he looked like a human burrito.”

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Meanings

nounhuman burrito (plural human burritos)

plural human burritos

  1. medicineA first aid technique for the treatment of hypothermia in which layers of warm items are wrapped around the entire body of the individual being treated.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see human, burrito.

    When I wrapped him inside my blanket, he looked like a human burrito.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human burrito,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20burrito.

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