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nachos.

A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnætʃəʊz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/General-American/nɑt͡ʃɒs /General-American
  1. A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.

    plural · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish nachos, from Nacho. Nacho is a common diminutive form of Ignacio (“Ignatius”) in Spanish. The Mexican creator of the dish, Ignacio Anaya (1895–1975), named it after himself in 1943: Nacho's Especiales.

noun/ˈnætʃəʊz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/General-American/nɑt͡ʃɒs /General-American
  1. plural of nacho

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish nachos, from Nacho. Nacho is a common diminutive form of Ignacio (“Ignatius”) in Spanish. The Mexican creator of the dish, Ignacio Anaya (1895–1975), named it after himself in 1943: Nacho's Especiales.

noun/ˈnɑxəs/
  1. Alternative form of naches.

    alt-of · alternative · uncountable
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