Dorito

//dɔˈritoʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand.

    "[Timmy] offered her his bag of Doritos."

Example

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"[Timmy] offered her his bag of Doritos."

Etymology

Marketing coinage, likely from Spanish dorar (“to gild”), dorado (“golden”), with an ending matching other brands of Frito-Lay Inc. (Cheetos, Fritos, Tostitos), from Spanish frito (“fried”), also possibly as a clipping of Spanish doradito (“little golden [thing]”), diminutive of dorado (“golden”).

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Dorito bodytortilla chip

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