burrito

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.

Origin

  • From Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro, from burrico, from Latin burricus ("small horse"), from burrus, from Ancient Greek πυρρός ("flame-colored"), from πῦρ. The food is so called because of its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by burros.

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