pozole

noun

po·​zo·​le

variant spelling of posole

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

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There are jackfruit tacos, cauliflower roasted in the semi-style of carne asada, pozole rojo loaded with mushrooms. Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 July 2026 From elote to mole and birria to pozole, here are some other tasty dishes worth a try. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 And Team Mexico brought along some spice, namely the ingredients for pozole, chile peppers, chipotle chiles and nopales. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it. Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pozole

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“Pozole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pozole. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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