posole

noun

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

Examples of posole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Shed is a Santa Fe staple, known for its red chile blue corn enchiladas served alongside posole and beans. Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024 And try the posole in the spring for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023 Among them are many foods often already sold, albeit illegally, outside stores and in parking lots, such as tamales, empanadas, pupusas and posole. Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023 On a chilly, stormy day at Wendling Vineyard, Romelia Fernandez ladles hot posole from an enormous cauldron into colorful ceramic bowls. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2023 So a piping-hot stew looks like a traditional kimchi jjigae when the roiling broth arrives at the table, but then along comes a plate of avocado, radish and fresh cilantro that would normally accompany Mexican posole. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2022 Besides all the standard Sonora-type fare, Rosa’s has terrific flat enchiladas with savory green sauce, excellent posole (pork or chicken, your choice), healthy salads — the fish salad is topped with a large grilled filet — and so much more. Amy Wong, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022 Allow the posole to simmer in the slow cooker, and come dinner time, you'll be treated to fork-tender pork inside an ultra-savory stew. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2022 Authentic New Mexican enchiladas, green chili stew or posole (traditional Mexican stew) and burritos, accompanied by homemade flour tortillas, are served from 5 AM until 12 AM, seven days a week across the street from the University of New Mexico. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 May 2022

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of posole was in 1931

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“Posole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posole. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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