pozole

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UK/pəˈsəʊleɪ/UK/pəˈzəʊleɪ/US/pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/US/pəˈzoʊˌleɪ/

noun

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

OriginSpanish pozole ← Classical Nahuatl pozolli →
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Meanings

nounpozole (countable and uncountable, plural pozoles)

plural pozoles · alternative posole

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

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlpozolli“stew of maize kernels”
  2. Spanishpozole
  3. Englishpozole

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

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Translations

Spanish pozole
  • pozolea hominy soup
Cite this entry
APA

pozole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pozole

MLA

“pozole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pozole. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pozole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pozole.

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