burrito

See also: Burrito

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bəˈɹiː.təʊ/, /bʊˈriːtəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bəˈɹi.toʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːtəʊ

Noun

burrito (plural burritos)

1. A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

Derived terms

• breakfast burrito
• enchirito
• human burrito
• neato burrito
• quesarito

 

Translations

Mexican dish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨西哥卷餅／墨西哥卷饼 (Mòxīgē juǎnbǐng)

• Esperanto: burito
• Finnish: burrito (fi), tortilla (fi)
• French: burrito (fr) m
• German: Burrito (de) n
• Greek: μπουρίτο (bouríto)
• Hebrew: בוּרִיטוֹ‎ m
• Italian: burrito m
• Japanese: ブリトー
• Korean: 부리토 (burito), 브리또 (beuritto) (common misspelling)
• Polish: burito (pl) n, burrito (pl) n
• Portuguese: burrito (pt) m
• Russian: бурри́то (ru) n (burríto)
• Spanish: burrito (es) m
• Turkish: burrito

Verb

burrito (third-person singular simple present burritos, present participle burritoing, simple past and past participle burritoed)

1. (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.

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish burrito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburːito/, [ˈburːit̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -urːito
• Syllabification^(key): bur‧ri‧to

Noun

burrito

1. burrito

Declension

Inflection of burrito (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	burritoni	burritomme
2nd person	burritosi	burritonne
3rd person	burritonsa

Polish

Alternative forms

• burito

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burˈri.tɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -itɔ
• Syllabification: bur‧ri‧to

Noun

burrito n (indeclinable)

1. burrito

Further reading

• burrito in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• burrito in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish burrito.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈʁi.tu/ [buˈhi.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈʁi.tu/ [buˈhi.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buˈʁi.tu/ [buˈχi.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈʁi.to/ [buˈhi.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈʁi.tu/

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. burrito (Mexican dish)
2. Aloysia polystachya

Spanish

Etymology

From burro +‎ -ito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈrito/ [buˈri.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: bu‧rri‧to

Noun

burrito m (plural burritos)

1. Diminutive of burro (“donkey”)
2. burrito
3. Aloysia polystachya

Descendants

• → Belizean Creole: boreeto
• → English: burrito
• → German: Burrito

Further reading

• “burrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014