different between naches vs nachos

English

Alternative forms

• nachos
• nakhes

Etymology

Yiddish ???? (nakhes), from Hebrew ???? (nakhát, “contentment”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?x.?s/

Noun

naches (uncountable)

1. (usually Jewish) Feeling of contentment at another's successes.

Antonyms

• schadenfreude

Anagrams

• Cashen, Schena, encash, hances, sencha

English

Wikibooks

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish nachos, from Nacho. Nacho is a common diminutive form of Ignacio in Spanish. The Mexican creator of the dish, Ignacio Anaya, named it after himself.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?t?o?z/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?næt???z/

Noun

nachos pl (plural only)

1. A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, sometimes covered in melted cheese.

Derived terms

• naco
• totchos

Translations

Noun

nachos

1. plural of nacho

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?x?s/

Noun

nachos (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of naches

References

Anagrams

• Chason, Cohans, Sancho, anchos

Italian

Noun

nachos m pl (plural only)

1. nachos

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nachos.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?na.t??us/, /?na.t??u?/

Noun

nachos m pl

1. nachos (Mexican dish of tortilla chips)

Spanish

Noun

nachos m pl

1. plural of nacho