Definition

Noun: A Mexican dish consisting of a soft flour tortilla that is wrapped or folded around a savory filling, typically including ingredients such as beans, cheese, rice, and meat.

Usage

The word "burrito" is a countable noun. It refers to the complete, assembled food item. * You order a burrito or two burritos. * It is commonly the direct object of verbs like eat, order, make, wrap, and fill.

Examples

• "For lunch, I had a delicious chicken burrito."
• "She carefully folded the tortilla to make a perfect burrito."
• "This restaurant serves the best breakfast burritos in town."

Advanced Usage

• As a Modifier: "Burrito" can function attributively (like an adjective) to describe other nouns related to the dish.
  • burrito bowl (a bowl containing the typical burrito fillings without the tortilla)
  • burrito wrap (the act of wrapping or the style of the wrap)
  • burrito filling

Variants and Related Words

• Breakfast burrito: A burrito filled with breakfast items like scrambled eggs, potatoes, and sausage.
• Wet burrito / Enchilada-style burrito: A burrito that is covered with a savory sauce, such as enchilada sauce, and often melted cheese.
• Burrito suizo: A "Swiss" burrito, typically referring to one topped with a creamy sauce.

Synonyms

• Wrap: A more general term for any food enclosed in a flatbread. (Note: "wrap" often implies a different type of flatbread, such as a spinach or tomato tortilla, and is not specifically Mexican.)
• Soft taco: A related item, but a taco is generally not folded completely closed like a burrito and often uses a smaller tortilla.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• To be stuffed like a burrito: An informal, humorous phrase meaning to be very full of food.
  • "After that huge meal, I'm stuffed like a burrito."

Noun

1. a flour tortilla folded around a filling