nachos
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- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
/ˈnætʃəʊz/
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/ˈnætʃəʊz/ · /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊz/ · /nɑt͡ʃɒs / · /ˈnɑxəs/
Definition of nachos
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (plural, plural-normally)A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
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noun
- (plural, plural-normally)A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, covered in melted cheese and sometimes other ingredients.
- (form-of, plural)plural of nacho
- (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of naches.
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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.
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