nacho
[nah-choh]
- a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
Origin of nacho
1965–70; < Mexican Spanish; ulterior origin uncertain
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You're not a football fan, and you don't really care about the outcome, you're there for the nachos.
From Chevys' 1,900-calorie nachos to the Cheesecake Factory's 1,600-calorie guacamole, these are the snack attacks.
Nachos, beer, pizza, soft drinks—that big game spread may be killing your masculinity.
nacho
- Mexican cookery a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc, and grilled
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Word Origin and History for nachos
n.
see nacho.
nacho
n.
according to "The Dallas Morning News" [Oct. 22, 1995] and other sources, named for restaurant cook Ignacio Anaya, who invented the dish in the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras in 1943.
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