nacho

[ nah-choh ]

noun

, Mexican Cooking.

, plural na·chos.

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

nacho

/ ˈnɑːtʃəʊ /

noun

1. Mexican cookery a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc, and grilled

Word History and Origins

Origin of nacho¹

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

Example Sentences

My No. 1 song last year was the theme from “Nacho Libre” because when I’m on a plane with anyone in my family, I do a bit where I play it on a loop really loud on my phone.

From Los Angeles Times

Although Harris hit many of the same notes as prior interviews, such as speaking about eating an entire bag of nacho cheese Doritos — “family size” — the night Trump won the 2016 presidential election, she also spoke about her love of Formula One racing and surprising her husband with tickets to see U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times

Then I went home and I sat on the couch with a family-sized bag of nacho Doritos.”

From Salon

Then I went home and I sat on the couch with a family-sized bag of nacho Doritos.

From Salon

To level out those summer arrivals, Real waved goodbye to three veterans with defender Nacho and frontman Joselu moving to the Middle East, while midfield maestro Toni Kroos has retired.

From BBC