torito

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US/təˈɹiː.toʊ/UK/təˈɹiː.təʊ/

noun

A sweet creamy cocktail originating in Mexico.

OriginSpanish torito →
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Meanings

nountorito (plural toritos)

plural toritos

  1. A sweet creamy cocktail originating in Mexico.

    A combination of sweetened condensed and evaporated milks with cane liquor and peanuts or local fruits, the cocktail reenergized the laborers, who began calling it torito — or “little bull” — because they felt it gave them the strength of a bull.

    2024 January 20, Massarah Mikati, “Torito, a creamy Mexican cocktail, hasn’t hit mainstream America—yet. This mother-daughter duo is bringing it to Philadelphia.”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer

Origin

  1. Spanishtorito
  2. Englishtorito

Borrowed from Spanish torito.

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Cite this entry
APA

torito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torito

MLA

“torito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torito. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torito,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torito.

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