nacho

nacho
noun (plural nachos) Etymology: American Spanish, perhaps from Spanish nacho flat-nosed Date: 1949 a tortilla chip topped with melted cheese and often additional savory toppings (as hot peppers or refried beans)

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  • Nacho — puede referirse a: los Nachos, un plato típico mexicano; El hipocorístico del nombre de pila Ignacio. Personas así conocidas: Nacho Azofra, jugador de baloncesto español. Nacho Cano, artista español. Nacho Canut, artista y monaguillo español.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • nacho — ► NOUN (pl. nachos) ▪ a small piece of tortilla topped with melted cheese, peppers, etc. ORIGIN perhaps from Mexican Spanish Nacho, familiar form of Ignacio, first name of the chef credited with creating the dish, or from Spanish nacho flat nosed …   English terms dictionary

  • nacho — nacho, a (del lat. «nasus», nariz; Ast.) adj. y n. *Chato. * * * nacho, cha. (Del lat. nasus, nariz). adj. rur. Ast. chato (ǁ de nariz poco prominente). U. t. c. s. * * * ► …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • nacho — acho n. A tortilla chip topped with cheese and often chili pepper or beans and then broiled; eaten as a snack or light meal. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nacho — m Spanish: pet form of Ignacio (see IGNATIUS (SEE Ignatius)) …   First names dictionary

  • nacho — (n.) according to The Dallas Morning News [Oct. 22, 1995], named for restaurant cook Ignacio Anaya, who invented the dish in the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras in 1943 …   Etymology dictionary

  • nacho — adj. [Portugal: Trás os Montes] Nariz achatado …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • nacho — nacho, cha (Del lat. nasus, nariz). adj. rur. Ast. chato (ǁ de nariz poco prominente). U. t. c. s.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • nacho — [nä′chō] n. pl. nachos [Sp] a tortilla chip spread with a savory mixture, as of beans, beef, hot peppers, guacamole, etc., then covered with cheese and broiled …   English World dictionary

  • nacho — na·cho (nä’chō′) n. pl. na·chos ▸ A small, often triangular piece of a tostada, topped with cheese and often chili pepper sauce and broiled. ╂ [From Nacho, nickname of Ignacio Anaya, the maître d hôtel of a restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico,… …   Word Histories

  • Nacho — Das Wort Nacho hat folgende Bedeutungen: familiäre Form des spanischen Vornamens Ignacio Nachos, Gericht aus der Tex Mex Küche Nacho ist der Name folgender Personen: Tata Nacho (1892 1968), mexikanischer Komponist Ignacio Pérez Santamaría (*1980) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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