As nouns the difference between tortilla and burrito

is that tortilla is mexico A flat round bread made out of cornmeal or flour. In Mexican cuisine they are often served with a filling or topping such as frijoles "beans", carne "meat", salsa "sauce", sour cream and cheese, in which case they are called quesadillas while burrito is a Mexican dish consisting of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filling of meat and/or beans, cheese etc.