burrito
noun
bur·ri·to
bə-ˈrē-(ˌ)tō 
plural burritos
: a flour tortilla rolled or folded around a filling (as of meat, beans, and cheese)
Examples of burrito in a Sentence
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The restaurant sells burritos, tacos, burgers and sandwiches.
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Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
The small food stand serves a short menu of burritos, street corn and soft serve.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The competition: In the entree round, Denning and the other competitors faced a challenge to create a dish out of a pizza burrito, beech mushrooms, rose veal chops and taleggio cheese.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
There are also burritos, tostadas, quesadillas, shrimp cocktails, desserts and craft beer.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
From them, 53 people will be randomly selected to win free burritos for a year.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The specialty burrito, which melts a layer of cheese to the outside of the tortilla, will be $1 for one hour.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
In 2022, the deal required fans to build a virtual burrito at a virtual Chipotle location; doing so earned some players a coupon code for a free entree from an actual Chipotle in real life.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Seek out risks Don’t walk down dark alleys at night or order ghost peppers on your next burrito.
—Mary C. Murphy, Fortune Well, 19 Mar. 2024
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
The small food stand serves a short menu of burritos, street corn and soft serve.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The competition: In the entree round, Denning and the other competitors faced a challenge to create a dish out of a pizza burrito, beech mushrooms, rose veal chops and taleggio cheese.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
There are also burritos, tostadas, quesadillas, shrimp cocktails, desserts and craft beer.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
From them, 53 people will be randomly selected to win free burritos for a year.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
The specialty burrito, which melts a layer of cheese to the outside of the tortilla, will be $1 for one hour.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
In 2022, the deal required fans to build a virtual burrito at a virtual Chipotle location; doing so earned some players a coupon code for a free entree from an actual Chipotle in real life.
—Angela L. Pagán / The Takeout, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Seek out risks Don’t walk down dark alleys at night or order ghost peppers on your next burrito.
—Mary C. Murphy, Fortune Well, 19 Mar. 2024
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burrito
noun
bur·ri·to
bə-ˈrēt-ō
plural burritos
: a flour tortilla rolled or folded around a filling (as of meat, beans, and cheese)
Etymology
American Spanish burrito "baked stuffed tortilla," from Spanish burrito, literally, "little donkey"
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