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nachos

/ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
na-chos
IPA
/ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.

noun

plural of nacho

noun

Alternative form of naches.

Uncountable

Etymology

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: Nacho's Especiales.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/
  • British English: /ˈnætʃəʊz/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

nacho (singular)

Derived Forms

naco pizzachos totchos

Phrases

my very educated mother just served us nachos reheat nachos reheat someone's nachos want someone's nachos

Questions

How do you pronounce nachos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/.
What does nachos mean?
A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
Where does nachos come from?
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: Nacho's Especiales.

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