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

Recent Examples on the Web

These cafe locations will still offer Taco Bell’s full menu of tacos, quesadillas and burritos but also serve more than 20 beverages made by Bell-ristas. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025

Among the three live flies were one inside an egg burrito container in a walk-in cooler. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Crucially, the eggs were fittingly fluffy, none of that rubbery nonsense that plague lesser burrito slingers. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025

Al Pastor Papi, a taqueria in San Francisco’s Union Square, handed out so many free burritos in a day the owner can’t keep up. —Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, little donkey, diminutive of burro

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for burrito

• bonito
• capito
• mosquito
• negrito
• incognito
• peto
• veto

Kids Definition

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"