ブリトー
解説 Definition
burrito は、トルティーヤで豆、肉、米、野菜などを包んだメキシコ料理またはメキシコ風の料理を表す名詞です。手で持って食べやすい巻き物状の食べ物で、日本語でも「ブリトー」と呼ばれます。
A Mexican or Mexican-style dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling, commonly including beans, meat, rice, cheese, vegetables, or salsa. It is usually folded into a compact shape that can be held in the hands.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
スペイン語 burro「ロバ」に小ささを表す -ito が付いた語形で、文字どおりは「小さなロバ」です。ただし料理名になった理由は確定していないため、由来話を断定せず、flour tortilla に beans、rice、meat などを入れて包む料理と覚えます。taco は通常、折り畳んでも完全には包まない点が違います。
Break the Spanish form into “burro,” meaning “donkey,” and the diminutive ending “-ito,” so its literal form is “little donkey.” The exact reason this name became attached to the food is uncertain, so use the word structure only as a memory anchor. Picture a flour tortilla folded around beans, rice, meat, cheese, or salsa so the filling stays inside. Contrast a burrito with a taco: a burrito is normally wrapped into a closed or nearly closed parcel, while a taco is generally folded and remains open along one side.
例文
I had a chicken burrito for lunch.
昼食にチキンブリトーを食べた。
This burrito has beans, rice, cheese, and salsa inside.
このブリトーには豆、米、チーズ、サルサが入っている。
He wrapped the burrito tightly so nothing fell out.
彼は中身が落ちないようにブリトーをしっかり包んだ。
burrito の類義語・関連語
burrito の語源・成り立ち Etymology
スペイン語 burrito（小さなロバ）に由来。burro（ロバ）に縮小辞 -ito がついた形。具材を包んだ姿がロバの荷物や耳に似ていたことから名付けられたとされる。関連語: burro（ロバ）、donkey。
“Burrito” was borrowed from Mexican Spanish. It is the diminutive of Spanish burro, “donkey,” formed with the suffix “-ito,” and therefore literally means “little donkey.” Several popular stories attempt to explain how this expression became the name of the wrapped food, sometimes comparing it with a donkey’s load, but the precise historical motivation is uncertain. English retained the Spanish spelling and uses the regular plural “burritos.”
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