A crispy tortilla chip typically topped with melted cheese, jalapeños, and other toppings like meat or sour cream.
From Mexican Spanish, derived from the name of Ignacio 'Nacho' Anaya, a cook in Piedras Negras, Mexico, who created this dish in the 1940s by combining tortilla scraps with cheese and jalapeños.
The word 'nacho' is one of the few English words that comes directly from a person's nickname—Ignacio—making it a delicious reminder that food inventions often get named after their creators.
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