Dorito

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Dorito

/dɔˈritoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

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”).

noun Doritos

A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand. [Timmy] offered her his bag of Doritos.

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"Dorito." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dorito. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dorito. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dorito

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"Dorito." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dorito.

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@misc{dorito_2026,
  title = {Dorito},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dorito},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}