burrito

Etymology

From Spanish burrito, diminutive of burro (“donkey”), from burrico (“donkey”), from Latin burricus (“small horse”), from burrus (“red-brown”), from Ancient Greek πυρρός (purrhós, “flame-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). The food is so called because of its resemblance to a rolled up pack as typically carried by donkeys.

noun

1. A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

verb

1. (slang) To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.
   “You're stealing the blankets,” Zack complained, tugging at the duvet that, somehow, Aaron had completely burritoed himself in. 2020, Erin McRae, Racheline Maltese, Ink and Ice