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🧀 Tortilla chips with cheese 🥨 Crispy tortilla chips
nachos

nachos

1.0
Thin crispy tortilla chips eaten plain as a snack
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːtʃoʊz/
translation icon : totopos
  • WELL, WEDON'T HAVE NO NACHOS.

Examples

  • I love to snack on nachos while watching a movie at home.

  • It's just confusing, like I'm eating nachos, but I'm not.

  • For the party, we set out a bowl of nachos for everyone to enjoy.

  • Some people prefer plain nachos without any toppings, just crispy and salty.

Synonyms

tortilla chip
vsnachos
6 1.2

A thin, crisp snack made from corn and often eaten with dips

is served plain without dips or toppings like cheese or salsa

How Topped

nacho
58 2.6
nachos
1.0

Surface Forms

nachos singular
nachos plural

Etymology

Nachos can also mean plain, crispy tortilla chips. This use comes from the same name for the cheesy dish, because shops and people began to call the chips themselves 'nachos' when they sold or served them.