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posole

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po·so·le

noun \pō-ˈsō-(ˌ)lā\

Definition of POSOLE

: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the United States Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili

Variants of POSOLE

po·so·le or po·zo·le \pō-ˈsō-(ˌ)lā\

Origin of POSOLE

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pozolli, from the base of pozōn- boil, be covered with foam
First Known Use: 1931

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