posole

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noun (1)

po·​so·​le pō-ˈsō-(ˌ)lā How to pronounce posole (audio)
variants or pozole
: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili

pozole

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noun (2)

po·​zo·​le

variant spelling of posole

: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili

posol

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noun (3)

po·​sol
pōˈsōl
variants or less commonly posole or pozole
-ō(ˌ)lā
plural -s
1
: a thick chiefly Spanish-American soup made of pork, corn, garlic, and chili
2
: a Spanish-American drink made of cornmeal, water, and sugar
began arriving with food … posole and fruit—Oliver LaFarge

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Noun
And try the posole in the spring for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023 There are also other Southwestern staples like hominy stew, posole and burros. — Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
So like pozole and enchiladas and sopapillas and stuff like that. — AFAR Media, 11 May 2026 The North Lamar location also serves menudo, pozole, beer and tequila. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for posole

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pozolli, from the base of pozōn- boil, be covered with foam

Noun (3)

American Spanish posol, pozol, posole, pozole, from Nahuatl pozolli, literally, foamy, from pozol foam

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1931, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of posole was in 1908

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