Etymology

pozole

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Today it means: A traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients. Full definition →

Spanish pozole ← Classical Nahuatl pozolli
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived frompozolli“stew of maize kernels”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompozole
  3. English todaypozole

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

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