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

Repeat with the rest of the chips and filling so everyone at the site has an individual nacho packet.

From Outside Online

Fold the foil over the nachos to create a packet that traps heat.

From Outside Online

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.

From Popular-Science

Potatoes become the base for these flavorful, easy to scale nachos.

From Washington Post

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.

From Outside Online

Harry will be captaining one team, Nacho Figueras the opposition.

From The Daily Beast

And Nacho had always approved himself an excellent chasqui, and was an unerring guide even across the trackless travesia.

From Project Gutenberg

Leclerq, Koch, and Nacho Amor are all cultivated, agreeable young men.

From Project Gutenberg