posole

1 of 2

noun (1)

po·​so·​le pō-ˈsō-(ˌ)lā 

variants or pozole

: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili

posol

2 of 2

noun (2)

po·​sol

pōˈsōl

variants or less commonly posole or pozole

-ō(ˌ)lā

plural -s

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

Examples of posole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There are also other Southwestern staples like hominy stew, posole and burros. —Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Borrowing from its Mexican and Tex-Mex roots in posole, this stew sings with the campfire earthiness of cumin and smoked paprika. —Staff Author, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024

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

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1931, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for posole

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol