nacho

[ nah-choh ]

/ ˈnɑ tʃoʊ /

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noun, plural na·chos.Mexican Cooking.

a snack or appetizer consisting of a tortilla chip topped with cheese, pickled jalapeño peppers, refried beans, etc., and baked or 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-1940s

Words nearby nacho

Nabonidus, Naboth, Nabuchodonosor, NACA, nacelle, nacho, nachos, NACODS, Nacogdoches, nacre, nacred

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How to use nacho in a sentence

Repeat with the rest of the chips and filling so everyone at the site has an individual nacho packet.
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Fold the foil over the nachos to create a packet that traps heat.
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No pre-shredded cheeseA bag of shredded cheese from the grocery store might seem like an easy shortcut to delicious nacho sauce, but you’re almost guaranteed to lose your way.
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Potatoes become the base for these flavorful, easy to scale nachos.
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Rather than piling into a crowded ski lodge for hot chocolate or heading to a bar for nachos and shared pitchers of beer, we’ll all be turning our cars into mobile, socially distant mini-lodges.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for nacho

nacho

/ (ˈnɑːtʃəʊ) /

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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