Plural of burrito; flour tortillas filled with beans, rice, meat, and other ingredients, then rolled up into a cylinder; a popular Mexican and Mexican-American food.
From Spanish 'burrito,' literally meaning 'little donkey.' The food name comes from Mexico, where the term originated—possibly because a burrito resembles a donkey's burden or because it was sold by burro (donkey) drivers.
The burrito's origin story is funny—it may be called a 'little donkey' because it's packed full of fillings like a burro carrying supplies, or because street vendors sold them while riding burros around Mexican cities!
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