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Where does “Dorito” come from?

Dorito (English) comes from Spanish dorar, from Latin deaurāre.

Dorito (English): A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand

Definitions

  1. A tortilla chip of the Doritos brand

Ancestry of “Dorito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdorarto gild; to brown; to go brown
2Latindeaurāre—
Every word from Latin deaurāre →