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atole

atole noun: a sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.

atole: a sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot
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Noun

atole (usually uncountable, plural atoles)

  1. (usually) A sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
    • "Pan fino, pan bianco!" screams the baker; and other cries from the vendors of atole, huevos, and leche, are uttered in shrill, discordant voices.1851, Mayne Reid, The Scalp Hunters
    • Since the days of the Tarascans, the corn-loving folks of Michoacan have enjoyed atole, a maize-based gruel flavored with chocolate, fruit, tamarind, or herbs.2006 January 13, David Hammond, “Beyond the Burrito, Part 2: Michoacan”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of atole

pluralatoles

Origin of atole

From Spanish atole, from Classical Nahuatl ātōlli.

Questions about atole

What does atole mean?
Atole means a sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
What part of speech is atole?
Atole is a noun.
What is the plural of atole?
The plural of atole is atoles.

Words near atole in the dictionary

  1. atoke
  2. atokes
  3. atokite
  4. atokous
  5. ATOL
  6. atole
  7. atoles
  8. atoll
  9. atoll fruit dove
  10. atoll fruit doves
  11. atolls

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