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nachos¹

  • /ˈnætʃəʊz/ UK
  • /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/ US
  • /nɑt͡ʃɒs / US

Rhymes with (General American) -ɑtʃoʊz

Where it comes 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.

noun nacho

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

noun

  1. plural plural of nacho

nachos²

  • /ˈnɑxəs/

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of naches

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noun dish

日本語ナチョス nachosu
DeutschNachos

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"nachos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nachos. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nachos. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nachos

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"nachos." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nachos.

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@misc{nachos_2026,
  title = {nachos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nachos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}