burrito
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”). The food is so called because of its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by burros.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/, /bʊˈriːtəʊ/[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈɹi.toʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːtəʊ
NounEdit
burrito (plural burritos)
- A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
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VerbEdit
burrito (third-person singular simple present burritos, present participle burritoing, simple past and past participle burritoed)
- (slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
- 2020, Erin McRae, Racheline Maltese, Ink and Ice
- “You're stealing the blankets,” Zack complained, tugging at the duvet that, somehow, Aaron had completely burritoed himself in.
- 2020, Erin McRae, Racheline Maltese, Ink and Ice
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “burrito, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
burrito
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of burrito (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | burrito | burritot | |
genitive | burriton | burritojen | |
partitive | burritoa | burritoja | |
illative | burritoon | burritoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | burrito | burritot | |
accusative | nom. | burrito | burritot |
gen. | burriton | ||
genitive | burriton | burritojen | |
partitive | burritoa | burritoja | |
inessive | burritossa | burritoissa | |
elative | burritosta | burritoista | |
illative | burritoon | burritoihin | |
adessive | burritolla | burritoilla | |
ablative | burritolta | burritoilta | |
allative | burritolle | burritoille | |
essive | burritona | burritoina | |
translative | burritoksi | burritoiksi | |
instructive | — | burritoin | |
abessive | burritotta | burritoitta | |
comitative | — | burritoineen |
Possessive forms of burrito (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | burritoni | burritomme |
2nd person | burritosi | burritonne |
3rd person | burritonsa |
PolishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
burrito n (indeclinable)
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
burrito m (plural burritos)
- burrito (Mexican dish)
- Aloysia polystachya
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
burrito m (plural burritos)
- Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
- burrito
- Aloysia polystachya
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “burrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014