noun

burrito

buh-REE-toh/bʊˈriːtəʊ/

A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling.

The burrito is cut in half, revealing beans, rice, and meat.

A flour-tortilla burrito cut diagonally into two substantial halves on a plain plate, with one cut face turned toward the viewer to reveal beans, rice, and cooked meat enclosed by the wrapped tortilla.

Etymology

Burro plus the diminutive gives “little donkey.” The food name may picture an early corn-cake version carrying its filling on its back like a donkey, but the reason is uncertain.

In context

Cleave to Antiquity128:53

made a brussels sprout burrito. With the tortilla, refried beans, and Brussels sprouts

Ultimate Refutation Of PSA | Fr Stephen De Young | Warren McGrew

More examples

I order a bean burrito with extra salsa.
She fills breakfast burritos with scrambled eggs and potatoes.
He folds the tortilla's ends inward to keep the burrito closed.

Forms

burrito · burritos

Similar words

wrap: A broader term for fillings rolled in flatbread.
taco: Usually folded rather than fully wrapped around its filling.