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Nachos vs Queso - What's the difference?

nachos | queso |

As nouns the difference between nachos and queso

is that nachos is a Mexican dish of tortilla chips, sometimes covered in melted cheese while queso is melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce.

nachos

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Nacho'' is a Mexican diminutive form of Ignacio. The creator of the dish, ''Ignacio Anaya , named it after himself [http://www.oed.com/learning/word-stories/nachos.html].

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • A Mexican dish of tortilla chips, sometimes covered in melted cheese.
  • English plurals
    • Related terms
    * nacho

    Etymology 2

    From Yiddish.

    Noun

    (-)

    • Anagrams

    * (l) English eponyms ----

    queso

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Melted cheese, used for instance as a dipping sauce.

    • Derived terms

    * chile con queso ----