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posol

noun
po·sol | \pōˈsōl\
variants: or less commonly posole or pozole \-ō(ˌ)lā \
plural -s

Definition of posol 

1 : a thick chiefly Spanish-American soup made of pork, corn, garlic, and chili

2 : a Spanish-American drink made of cornmeal, water, and sugar began arriving with food … posole and fruit— Oliver LaFarge

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First Known Use of posol

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for posol

American Spanish posol, pozol, posole, pozole, from Nahuatl pozolli, literally, foamy, from pozol foam

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