Where does “nacho” come from?

nacho (English) comes from English nachos, from Mexican Spanish nachos.

nacho (English): A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos

Definitions

  1. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos

Ancestry of “nacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnachosA Mexican dish of tortilla chips, sometimes...
2Mexican Spanishnachos—
Every word from Mexican Spanish nachos →Every word from English nachos →
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