burrito taxi
- noun
- /bərˈiːtoʊ ˈtæksi/
- US
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burrito taxi
- The burrito taxi arrived in just 15 minutes.
Examples
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We ordered a burrito taxi for a late-night snack.
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I ordered a burrito taxi for lunch.
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I love how the burrito taxi always arrives fresh.
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The burrito taxi delivered our food in record time.
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The burrito taxi delivered our food in record time.
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I love how the burrito taxi always arrives fresh.
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The burrito taxi arrived in just 15 minutes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a vehicle/service that delivers burritos' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'burrito' (the food) with 'taxi' (a hired vehicle) — i.e. a taxi for burritos. While 'taxi' more often denotes passenger transport, the extension to a vehicle/service that carries specific goods is a common, predictable compounding pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Burrito taxi comes from a simple image: a small vehicle or bike bringing a burrito to your door like a taxi brings people to a place. So the phrase now means 'a service or vehicle that delivers burritos quickly'.
