Etymology

[OldAirmail]

I thought that I would toss this in. Most people could care less, but I find it interesting.

Online Etymological Dictionary

[Webb]

I know where I'll be spending next week.

nacho (n.)

according to "The Dallas Morning News" [Oct. 22, 1995] and other sources, named for restaurant cook Ignacio Anaya, who invented the dish in the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras in 1943.

Never would have guessed that.

[OldAirmail]

Glad that you liked it. I have it pegged on my Favorites Bar. Because, even though I know and use a word often, I sometimes want to know where, and how, that word came about.

Just look up the word "silver".

Or better yet, for you Webb, look up caddie.

And for those who think that caddy is a form of caddie, look up the word caddy.

As I said, I find it interesting.

[expat]

Nice find (and bookmarked)

Matt

[Steve M]

[H]

nacho (n.)
according to "The Dallas Morning News" [Oct. 22, 1995] and other sources, named for restaurant cook Ignacio Anaya, who invented the dish in the Mexican border town of Piedras Negras in 1943.

So, it - was supposed to be an Anaya? Did they have a cold or an allergy: "It's an An, na - choo!"
(not so different as an Ig - "na - choo")