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)
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
There are also sambusas, a decidedly vivid avocado salad, and breakfast burritos.
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Here, surfers, golfers and beachgoers alike funnel in for breakfast burritos, chilaquiles, shrimp tacos, burgers and cocktails mere steps from the sand.
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There might be a burrito in it for you.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
There are also sambusas, a decidedly vivid avocado salad, and breakfast burritos.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
Here, surfers, golfers and beachgoers alike funnel in for breakfast burritos, chilaquiles, shrimp tacos, burgers and cocktails mere steps from the sand.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
There might be a burrito in it for you.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for burrito
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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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