posole

noun

po·​so·​le pō-ˈsō-(ˌ)lā How to pronounce posole (audio)
variants or
: 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 See all Example Sentences for posole 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Posole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posole. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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