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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Even simple things, such as how burritos look like, but are not, egg rolls.
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Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2024
Its new location in Long Beach offers the brand’s signature tacos — including braises such as chicken tinga, mole, steak picado and cochinita pibil — along with tamales, fresh tortillas to-go and, from 9 a.m. to noon, breakfast items such as breakfast tacos and burritos.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
As of Tuesday's trading close, the burrito chain was trading at the lofty price of $3,283.04 per share.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2024
Breakfast burrito, which comes with a choice of sausage or bacon, egg, cheese, hashbrowns, onions and shredded cheddar cheese in a tortilla.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 June 2024
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Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2024
Its new location in Long Beach offers the brand’s signature tacos — including braises such as chicken tinga, mole, steak picado and cochinita pibil — along with tamales, fresh tortillas to-go and, from 9 a.m. to noon, breakfast items such as breakfast tacos and burritos.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
As of Tuesday's trading close, the burrito chain was trading at the lofty price of $3,283.04 per share.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2024
Breakfast burrito, which comes with a choice of sausage or bacon, egg, cheese, hashbrowns, onions and shredded cheddar cheese in a tortilla.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 June 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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