na·cho (nä ch  )n. pl. na·chos A small, often triangular piece of tortilla topped with cheese or chili-pepper sauce and broiled. [American Spanish, possibly diminutive of the name Ignacio or alteration of ñato, pug-nosed, ugly, poor (alteration of Spanish chato, flat, snub-nosed, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, flat; see plate).] |
nacho [ˈnɑːtʃəʊ]
n pl nachos
(Cookery) Mexican cookery a snack consisting of a piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and grilled
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| Noun | 1. |  nacho - a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiledtortilla chip - a small piece of tortilla |
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