nachos

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

nachos pl (plural only)

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

Noun

nachos

  1. plural of nacho

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑxəs/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

nachos (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of naches

References
  1. Adriana P. Orr (July 1999), “Nachos, anyone?”, in Oxford English Dictionary‎, 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.

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

nachos m pl (plural only)

  1. nachos

Polish

Alternative forms
  • naczos

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish nachos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈna.t͡ʂɔs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʂɔs
  • Syllabification: na‧chos

Noun

nachos m inan (indeclinable)

  1. nacho

Declension

Indeclinable

or:

Declension of nachos
singular plural
nominative nachos nachosy
genitive nachosa nachosów
dative nachosowi nachosom
accusative nachosa nachosy
instrumental nachosem nachosami
locative nachosie nachosach
vocative nachosie nachosy

Further reading
  • nachos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nachos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nachos.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈna.t͡ʃus/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈna.t͡ʃuʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈna.t͡ʃos/

  • Hyphenation: na‧chos

Noun

nachos m pl (plural only)

  1. nachos (Mexican dish of tortilla chips)

Spanish

Adjective

nachos m pl

  1. masculine plural of nacho

Noun

nachos m pl

  1. plural of nacho
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