nacho

See also: Nacho

English

Etymology

Back-formation from nachos.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnæt͡ʃəʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ætʃəʊ

Noun

nacho (plural nachos)

1. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

Derived terms

• Irish nacho
• nacho cheese

Translations

tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip

• French: nacho (fr) m
• German: Nacho (de) m
• Polish: nachos (pl) m, naczos (pl) m
• Portuguese: nacho (pt) m
• Spanish: nacho (es) m
• Yiddish: נאַטשאָ m (natsho), (tortilla chip): טאָרטיִע־טשיפּקעלע n (tortie-tshipkele)

Anagrams

• Chaon, Cohan, ancho

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish nacho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑtʃo/, [ˈnɑ̝t̪ʃo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑtʃo

Noun

nacho

1. nacho (food)

   Alternative form: natso (rare, colloquial)

   Synonym: tortillasipsi

Declension

Inflection of nacho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nacho	nachot
genitive		nachon	nachojen
partitive		nachoa	nachoja
illative		nachoon	nachoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nacho	nachot
accusative	nom.	nacho	nachot
	gen.	nachon
genitive		nachon	nachojen
partitive		nachoa	nachoja
inessive		nachossa	nachoissa
elative		nachosta	nachoista
illative		nachoon	nachoihin
adessive		nacholla	nachoilla
ablative		nacholta	nachoilta
allative		nacholle	nachoille
essive		nachona	nachoina
translative		nachoksi	nachoiksi
abessive		nachotta	nachoitta
instructive		—	nachoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nacho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nachoni nachoni accusative nom. nachoni nachoni gen. nachoni genitive nachoni nachojeni partitive nachoani nachojani inessive nachossani nachoissani elative nachostani nachoistani illative nachooni nachoihini adessive nachollani nachoillani ablative nacholtani nachoiltani allative nacholleni nachoilleni essive nachonani nachoinani translative nachokseni nachoikseni abessive nachottani nachoittani instructive — — comitative — nachoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nachosi nachosi accusative nom. nachosi nachosi gen. nachosi genitive nachosi nachojesi partitive nachoasi nachojasi inessive nachossasi nachoissasi elative nachostasi nachoistasi illative nachoosi nachoihisi adessive nachollasi nachoillasi ablative nacholtasi nachoiltasi allative nachollesi nachoillesi essive nachonasi nachoinasi translative nachoksesi nachoiksesi abessive nachottasi nachoittasi instructive — — comitative — nachoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nachomme nachomme accusative nom. nachomme nachomme gen. nachomme genitive nachomme nachojemme partitive nachoamme nachojamme inessive nachossamme nachoissamme elative nachostamme nachoistamme illative nachoomme nachoihimme adessive nachollamme nachoillamme ablative nacholtamme nachoiltamme allative nachollemme nachoillemme essive nachonamme nachoinamme translative nachoksemme nachoiksemme abessive nachottamme nachoittamme instructive — — comitative — nachoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nachonne nachonne accusative nom. nachonne nachonne gen. nachonne genitive nachonne nachojenne partitive nachoanne nachojanne inessive nachossanne nachoissanne elative nachostanne nachoistanne illative nachoonne nachoihinne adessive nachollanne nachoillanne ablative nacholtanne nachoiltanne allative nachollenne nachoillenne essive nachonanne nachoinanne translative nachoksenne nachoiksenne abessive nachottanne nachoittanne instructive — — comitative — nachoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nachonsa nachonsa accusative nom. nachonsa nachonsa gen. nachonsa genitive nachonsa nachojensa partitive nachoaan nachoansa nachojaan nachojansa inessive nachossaan nachossansa nachoissaan nachoissansa elative nachostaan nachostansa nachoistaan nachoistansa illative nachoonsa nachoihinsa adessive nachollaan nachollansa nachoillaan nachoillansa ablative nacholtaan nacholtansa nachoiltaan nachoiltansa allative nacholleen nachollensa nachoilleen nachoillensa essive nachonaan nachonansa nachoinaan nachoinansa translative nachokseen nachoksensa nachoikseen nachoiksensa abessive nachottaan nachottansa nachoittaan nachoittansa instructive — — comitative — nachoineen nachoinensa

Further reading

• “nacho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish nacho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat.ʃo/

Noun

nacho m (plural nachos)

1. (usually in the plural) nacho (tortilla chip)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder.

Proto-Italic *nāssos

Latin nāsus

Spanish nachobor.

Portuguese nacho

Borrowed from Spanish nacho.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.t͡ʃu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈna.ʃu/, /ˈnat.ʃu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈna.ʃu/, /ˈnat.ʃu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnat.ʃu/

• Rhymes: -aʃu, -at͡ʃu
• Hyphenation: na‧cho

Noun

nacho m (plural nachos)

1. (usually in the plural) nacho (Mexican dish of tortilla chips)

Further reading

• “nacho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nacho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnat͡ʃo/ [ˈna.t͡ʃo]
• Rhymes: -atʃo
• Syllabification: na‧cho

Etymology 1

From the personal name Nacho; the Mexican creator of the dish, Ignacio Anaya (1895–1975), named it after himself in 1943. Nacho is a diminutive form of Ignacio.

Noun

nacho m (plural nachos)

1. nacho (tortilla chip)

   Synonym: totopo

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder.

Proto-Italic *nāssos

Latin nāsus

Spanish nacho

Inherited from Latin nāsus (“nose”). Compare Portuguese nacho.

Adjective

nacho (feminine nacha, masculine plural nachos, feminine plural nachas)

1. (Asturias, rustic) pug-nosed

   Synonyms: chato, ñato, chingo

Further reading

• “nacho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• ancho

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Prepositional phrase

nacho

1. ki class_(VII) inflected form of na

See also

Object-inflected forms of na

		singular	plural
1st person		nami	nasi
2nd person		nawe	nanyi
3rd person	m-wa(I/II)	naye	nao
	m-mi(III/IV)	nao	nayo
	ji-ma(V/VI)	nalo	nayo
	ki-vi(VII/VIII)	nacho	navyo
	n(IX/X)	nayo	nazo
	u(XI)	nao	see n(X) or ma(VI)
	ku(XV/XVII)	nako
	pa(XVI)	napo
	mu(XVIII)	namo

For a full table, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.