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pozole

/pəˈsəʊleɪ/US/pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/

pozole noun: a traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.

Noun

pozole (countable and uncountable, plural pozoles)

  1. A traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.

Forms of pozole

pluralpozoles
alternative formposole

Origin of pozole

From Spanish pozole, from Classical Nahuatl pozolli (“stew of maize kernels”).

Questions about pozole

What does pozole mean?
Pozole means a traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.
What part of speech is pozole?
Pozole is a noun.
How do you pronounce pozole?
Pozole is pronounced /pəˈsəʊleɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of pozole?
The plural of pozole is pozoles.

Words near pozole in the dictionary

  1. pozing
  2. poziotinib
  3. Poznan
  4. Poznań
  5. Pozo
  6. pozole
  7. pozoleria
  8. pozolerias
  9. pozoles
  10. Pozorrubio
  11. Pozos

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