nacho
[ nah-choh ]
/ Ë?nÉ‘ tÊ?oÊŠ /
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noun, plural na·chos.Mexican Cooking.
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
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Origin of nacho
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-1940's
Words nearby nacho
Naboth, nabothian cyst, Nabuchodonosor, NACA, nacelle, nacho, NACODS, Nacogdoches, nacre, nacred, nacreous
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nacho
/ (Ë?nÉ‘Ë?tÊ?əʊ) /
noun plural nachos
Mexican cookery a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc, and grilled
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