pozole

English

Alternative forms

• posole

Etymology

From Spanish pozole, from Classical Nahuatl pozolli (“stew of maize kernels”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈsəʊleɪ/, /pəˈzəʊleɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/, /pəˈzoʊˌleɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pozole (countable and uncountable, plural pozoles)

1. A traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.

Translations

a hominy soup

• Navajo: haníígaii
• Spanish: pozole (es) m

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pozolli (“stew of maize kernels”), from which also Spanish pozol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /poˈθole/ [poˈθo.le]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /poˈsole/ [poˈso.le]
• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: po‧zo‧le

Noun

pozole m (plural pozoles)

1. pozole, a Mexican soup

Descendants

• → English: pozole
• → Central Tarahumara: basoli

See also

• pozole

Further reading

• “pozole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10