A burrito is a Mexican and Mexican-American dish: a large soft flour tortilla wrapped around a filling — often meat or beans, with rice, cheese, and salsa — then rolled into a fat cylinder you eat with your hands. The wrap is closed so the filling stays in.

A burrito Burrito is a Mexican and Mexican-American dish是墨西哥和墨西哥裔美國人的料理： a large soft flour tortilla wrapped around a filling用一大張軟麵粉薄餅把餡料包起來—— often meat or beans, with rice, cheese, and salsa常常是肉或豆子，配上飯、起司和莎莎醬—— then rolled into a fat cylinder you eat with your hands再捲成一根胖胖的筒狀，用手拿著吃。 The wrap is closed餅皮是包起來封住的 so the filling stays in讓餡料不會掉出來。

A taco is different: it is folded and open at one side, and often uses a smaller tortilla.

A taco is different Taco不一樣： it is folded and open at one side是對折的，一邊是開口的， and often uses a smaller tortilla而且常用比較小張的薄餅。

In the United States a burrito is everyday food, not fancy. In the UK and in Taiwan you will meet it in Mexican restaurants and fast-food places.

In the United States在美國， a burrito is everyday food, not fancyburrito是很日常的食物，不是什麼高級料理。 In the UK and in Taiwan在英國和台灣， you will meet it in Mexican restaurants and fast-food places會在墨西哥餐廳和速食店遇到它。

People stretch the word: a breakfast burrito is still a rolled tortilla; a burrito bowl is the filling with no tortilla at all, so it is not really a burrito, though actually that is what shops call it.

People stretch the word大家會把這個字用得更寬： a breakfast burrito is still a rolled tortillabreakfast burrito（早餐捲餅）還是有捲餅皮的； a burrito bowl is the filling with no tortilla at allburrito bowl（捲餅碗）則完全沒有餅皮，只有餡料， so it is not really a burrito所以嚴格說起來不算真正的burrito， though actually that is what shops call it不過店家實際上還是這樣叫它。

The Spanish word burrito means little donkey. One possible story, not a sure one, is that the rolled food looked like the pack a donkey carried. Do not picture a donkey on the plate.

The Spanish word burrito means little donkey西班牙文的burrito原意是小驢子。 One possible story, not a sure one有一種可能的說法，但不確定， is that the rolled food looked like the pack a donkey carried是說這捲起來的食物看起來像驢子背上馱的包。 Do not picture a donkey on the plate別真的想像盤子上有一隻驢子。