nacho
pronunciation
How to pronounce nacho in British English:
UK ['nɑ:tʃəʊ]
How to pronounce nacho in American English:
US ['nɑˌtʃoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. The meeting with nacho must have been the encounter of her life , the clash of two complementary tastes , bodies and souls .
- 2. Mexican security forces shot dead ignacio " nacho " coronel , a top lieutenant in the sinaloa drugtrafficking organisation .
- 3. And somewhat later on that same morning she said with a quiet smile that her carpenter , nacho , was the sexiest man she 'd ever known .
- 4. At about the same time sandra recalled gudrun 's indiscretions one day at the swimming pool - now three years back , apparently just as her relationship with nacho was about to be consumed .
- 5. If workers like nacho couldn 't have cell phones and interactive tv , they jumped with envious enthusiasm at every new concept and idea .