!["-Ito" Suffix Meme in which people say things with suffix "ito" imply the existence of a larger version of the thing.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/032/990/maxresdefault.jpg)
"-Ito" Suffix
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About
"-Ito" Suffix refers to a snowclone in which people point out that in Spanish, the "-ito" suffix denotes a smaller version of a larger thing, and if that was true for English, English words with "ito" at the end would imply a larger version of the word; for example, the word "Dorito" would imply a large chip known as the "Doro."
Origin
The earliest known record of this observation was tweeted by user @UniqueDude2.[1] Though the tweet appears to have been deleted, a screenshot of the tweet dates it to October 23rd, 2017 (shown below).
![Large Doro bens rights activist @UniqueDude2 the word doritos, with the diminutive suffix "-ito," implies the existence of larger chip. i intend to find this mythic ur-chip, this "Doro" 10/23/17, 1:59 PM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/969/d6c.jpg)
Spread
The idea began spreading in various jokes months later. On February 9th, 2018, Imgur user lordlasagna[2] posted the same idea as @uniquedude2 with the Dashing Black Man Holding Large Dorito image, gaining over 3,700 points (shown below, left). On May 22nd, an anonymous Imgur[3] user made a similar image about Despacito, gaining over 3,100 views (shown below, right).
![Bueno, lo que deberían estar buscando es "el Dorote" Además los doritos acá tienen chile aparte del queso para que sepan más ricos ;P](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Despacito In Spanish the suffix "-ito" means little. So the word "Despacito" means something like "little despacio", implying the existence of a better and legendary banger called "DESPACIO"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/982/65e.jpg)
Other examples include a post by Redditor Hairdogan in /r/me_irl[4] on October 26th, 2018 using the word "Burrito" and gaining over 360 points (shown below, left) and an October 30th, 2018 post in /r/Memes[5] by Estupen1 using the word "Mosquito" that gained over 700 points (shown below, right).
![burrito In spanish, the suffix "-ito" means little. So the word "burrito" means something like "little burro" implying the existence of a bigger and legendary snack called "BURRO"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/987/588.png)
![Mosco In Spanish, the suffix '-ito' means 'small', which hints at the existence of something bigger and greater than 'Mosquito', the legendary... EL MOSCO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/988/a0a.jpg)
Various Examples
![Peter](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/993/4dd.jpg)
![Despacio](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/995/c9d.jpg)
![Doritoforce In spanish, the suffix "-ito" means little. So the word "dorito" means something like "little doro" implying the existence of a bigger and legendary snack called DORTOFORCE.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/997/3d0.png)
![Taquito In spanish, the suffix "-ito" means little. So the word "taquito" means something like "little taco " implying the existence of a bigger and legendary snack called "TACO" Delimex Delimex Delimex Cliden Oide Taquitos Taquitos Taquitos AMERCAS ITAUTO AMECAS AMERICAS 23mome EESEITIEN EESDIBIEND](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/998/596.png)
![El Devito In Spanish, the suffix '-ito' means 'small', which hints at the existence of something bigger and greater than " Danny, the legendary... Devito EL DEVO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/761/999/b71.png)
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Nedhitis
Feb 26, 2020 at 06:58PM EST