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Dorito.

A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɔˈritoʊ/General-American
  1. A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand.

Where this word 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”).

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