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How to use burrito in a sentence

22 example sentences · noun, verb

Burrito means a Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc. Example: “I order the low priced combo platter: a taco, a burrito and a chimichanga.”

Examples of burrito by meaning

verbTo 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

More sentences with burrito

  • I order the low priced combo platter: a taco, a burrito and a chimichanga.From the entry combo
  • When I wrapped him inside my blanket, he looked like a human burrito.From the entry human burrito
  • I lived in a room and board that failed the burrito test.From the entry burrito test
  • I was thinking maybe there's this banging burrito place in Brixton we could go to.2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane, spoken by Yas (Vivian Oparah). From the entry banging
  • Like regular salsa, it's great as a dip or a topping for burritos and tacos.(Can we date this quote?), Vegetarian Times Editors, “Tomato-Avocado Salsamole”, in Vegetarian Times, archived from the original on 01 Dec…. From the entry salsamole
  • An enchilada combined with a burrito becomes an enchirito according to Freeman.2017 September 7, “South Park: The Fractured But Whole Preview – Unreservedly crude, irresistibly hilarious”, in (Please provide the book…. From the entry enchirito
  • Seen any horrendous foodceptions you just can't wrap your head around (like pasta burritos)?2013 November, Kelly Herman, “Foodception: A Review”, in Campus Talk, published 2013, page 9. From the entry -ception
  • Burritas are another favorite, only they are not like the burritos familiar from North American-Mexican foods.2013, Bruce Kraig, Colleen Taylor Sen Ph.D., Street Food around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Food…. From the entry burrita
  • Case in point: This teriyaki chick'n burrito, which is as tongue- and gut-pleasing as its meat-filled Mission counterparts.2017 October 2, Munchies Staff, “These Are the Most Delicious Vegan Burritos You'll Ever Make”, in Vice, archived from the original on 21…. From the entry chick'n
  • Then there are sushirritos (sushi burritos) and other hybrid foods occurring as Latinos and other ethnic groups interact.2013, Leo Chavez, The Latino Threat, page 213. From the entry sushirrito
  • But I'm getting the wet burrito.” Ignacio looked down at some sort of a tomato sauce–covered tortilla tube.2011, J. Gabriel Gates, Charlene Keel, Dark Territory, page 13. From the entry wet
  • If you've ever been to Taco Bell, you've likely heard of the Enchurrito: a combination Enchilada & burrito.2009 September 1, Chef Mama Lori, “Natalie's Enchilupas!”, in What's Cookin' With Chef Mama, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2023. From the entry enchalupa
  • The new item is its first "wet," or sauce-topped, burrito.2005, Restaurant business, Volume 104, Issues 1-10. From the entry wet
  • I've got a bunch of frozen burritos.2004 April 25, Seamus, “Feed the hungry...”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet). From the entry dormie
  • Customers can create their own bowls or build their own 'burroti', a roti-style burrito, or build a plate if they're feeling extra snacky.2023 July 14, Jen Zielinski, “Different and delicious Indian restaurant descends on Kelowna”, in The Vernon Morning Star, Vernon, B.C.…. From the entry burroti
  • If the answer is no, then the setting is institutional, and a lot of group homes do not pass the burrito test.2020 July 28, Advocating in Plain Language, with Sara Luterman - Different Brains. From the entry burrito test
  • Of all the faux burritos I tried the sushi burrito is the farthest departure, but it works by reminding us of everything these two great dishes have in common.2016 August 16, Charlotte Simmonds, “With Burger King's Whopperrito, have we reached peak burrito?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The…. From the entry sushi burrito
  • Vallarta Market is known for its reasonably priced, large selection of freshly prepared take-away Mexican food, with burritos for about six bucks and tacos for under two bucks.2012 January 24, Jean Doppenberg, Food Lovers' Guide to Napa Valley: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings, Lanham…. From the entry food-to-go
  • W. and I stopped outside Thermopolis and bought two jumbo coffees and microwave gutbomb burritos at a fuel plaza with a food mart big as an Albertson's.2006, Lily Burana, Try, St. Martin's Griffin, published 2007, →ISBN, page 176. From the entry gutbomb
  • Many other Latin imports have become staples of our diet, like the burrito, which in Spanish means "little donkey." What other food-related hilarities are we missing out on?2005, Library journal, volume 130, numbers 8-13, page 122. From the entry hilarity
  • When we sat to eat steak burritos with orxatas, I was irritated by the only other diners alongside us, a gang of four late-middle-aged white female laughter geeks from Texas.2016, Lancelot Larsen, Sons of America, volume 1. From the entry orxata

Meaning of burrito

  1. noun A Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.
  2. verb To wrap someone or something up like a burrito.

Full definition of burrito

Questions about burrito in a sentence

How do you use burrito in a sentence?
Burrito is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I order the low priced combo platter: a taco, a burrito and a chimichanga.”
What is a short sentence with burrito?
“I've got a bunch of frozen burritos.”
What does burrito mean?
Burrito means a Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.

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