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nacho

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈnæt͡ʃəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈnɑt͡ʃoʊ/
  • rhymes with -ætʃəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: N AE1 CH OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: N AA1 CH OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tortilla chip

History

Etymology

Back-formation from nachos.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: nacho — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • German: Nacho — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • Polish: nachos — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • Polish: naczos — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • Portuguese: nacho — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • Spanish: nacho — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • Yiddish: נאַטשאָ (natsho) — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip
  • Yiddish: טאָרטיִע־טשיפּקעלע (tortie-tshipkele) — tortilla chip — see also tortilla chip