nacho
der Nacho, die Nachos
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nacho
A usually triangular, crunchy corn chip that is often eaten with cheese, salsa, or other ingredients.
Ich nahm einen Nacho aus der Schüssel und tunkte ihn in die Salsa.
I took a nacho from the bowl and dipped it in the salsa.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nachos |
| genitive | des Nacho |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Nacho | die Nachos |
| accusative | den Nacho | die Nachos |
| dative | dem Nacho | den Nachos |
| genitive | des Nacho des Nachos | der Nachos |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Common phrases include 'einen Nacho in Salsa dippen' (to dip a nacho in salsa), 'Nachos mit Käse überbacken' (to bake nachos with cheese), and 'Nachos mit Guacamole servieren' (to serve nachos with guacamole). The word is often used together with a dip or a hot side dish.
Für den Film haben wir Nachos mit Guacamole bestellt.
We ordered nachos with guacamole for the movie.
When a quantity of chips is meant rather than a single chip, the word often follows quantity expressions such as 'eine Portion' (a serving) or 'eine Schüssel' (a bowl).
Wir teilten uns eine große Schüssel Nachos.
We shared a large bowl of nachos.
'Nacho' is especially common on menus and in cinema and snack contexts. There, the word belongs to the everyday, rather informal language used when talking about food.
Im Kino holte sie sich vor dem Film noch Nachos mit Käse.
At the cinema, she got some nachos with cheese before the movie.
