nacho

[ nah-choh ]

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noun

, Mexican Cooking.

, plural na·chos.

a snack or appetizer consisting of a tortilla chip topped with cheese, pickled jalapeño peppers, refried beans, etc., and baked or broiled.

nacho

/ ˈnɑːtʃəʊ /

noun

Mexican cookery a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc, and grilled

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nacho¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Mexican Spanish Nacho, nickname for the male given name Ignacio, specifically, Ignacio Anaya, a Mexican chef who supposedly invented the dish in the mid-1940s

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Example Sentences

Harry will be captaining one team, Nacho Figueras the opposition.

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And Nacho had always approved himself an excellent chasqui, and was an unerring guide even across the trackless travesia.

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Leclerq, Koch, and Nacho Amor are all cultivated, agreeable young men.

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