nachos

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English

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Etymology 1

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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.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nachos pl (plural only)

  1. A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
Derived terms
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Translations
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Noun

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nachos

  1. plural of nacho

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nachos (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of naches

References

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  1. ^ Adriana P. Orr (1999 July) “Nachos, anyone?”, in Oxford English Dictionary[1], archived from the original on 2006-02-15:
    And to add to the satisfaction, we have recently [] been able to verify a quotation from that elusive 1954 St Anne's Cookbook which confirms the existence of Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Anaya, gives the Victory Club as the place in which he invented his ‘nacho specials’, and provides his own original recipe.

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Italian

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Noun

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nachos m pl (plural only)

  1. nachos

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Mexican Spanish nachos.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nachos m inan (indeclinable)

  1. nacho

Declension

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Indeclinable

or:

Further reading

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  • nachos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: na‧chos

Noun

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nachos

  1. plural of nacho

Spanish

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Adjective

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nachos m pl

  1. masculine plural of nacho

Noun

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nachos m pl

  1. plural of nacho