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English

Etymology

From Spanish (chile) ancho (literally “wide chile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???nt???/
• Hyphenation: an?cho

Noun

ancho (plural anchos)

1. A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.

See also

• Poblano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Chaon, Cohan, nacho

Old High German

Alternative forms

• anco

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ankwô.

Noun

ancho m

1. butter

Descendants

• Middle High German: anke
  • Alemannic German: Anke

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin amplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ã.t??o/

Adjective

ancho m

1. broad, wide, ample

   • Pois a Catiua e?perta. / foi achou?? en ?u cam?o / ancho ? chão ?en pedras / ? andou o mui fe?t?no

     So the smart captive / went and found herself in a path, / ample and flat, without rocks, / and walked through it very quickly.

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ancho, from Latin amplus. Cognate with Galician ancho and Spanish ancho. Doublet of amplo.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /???.?u/
• Hyphenation: an?cho

Adjective

ancho m (feminine singular ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas, comparable)

1. broad, wide

   Synonym: largo

2. conceited

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ant??o/, [?ãn?.t??o]
• Hyphenation: an?cho

Etymology 1

From Latin amplus.

Adjective

ancho (feminine ancha, masculine plural anchos, feminine plural anchas)

1. wide; broad

   Antonym: estrecho

2. proud

   Synonym: orgulloso

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Papiamentu: hanchu

Noun

ancho m (plural anchos)

1. width, breadth

   Synonym: anchura

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

ancho

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of anchar.

Further reading

• “ancho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Anagrams

• nacho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nacho, from Nacho, nickname for Ignacio, the name of the creator of nacho chips.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?næt????/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?t??o?/

Noun

nacho (plural nachos)

1. A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

Anagrams

• Chaon, Cohan, ancho

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From Nacho.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nat??o/, [?na.t??o]

Adjective

nacho (feminine nacha, masculine plural nachos, feminine plural nachas)

1. (Asturias) pug-nosed

Noun

nacho m (plural nachos)

1. nacho

Anagrams

• ancho