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po⋅so⋅le

  [poh-soh-ley, po-; Sp. paw-saw-le]
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–noun Mexican Cookery.
a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chili peppers, and coriander leaves: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.
Origin:
< MexSp posole, pozole < Nahuatl pozolli
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po·so·le or po·zo·le   (pə-zō'lā, -sō'-)   
n.  

  1. Kernels of corn that have been soaked in lime water, hulled, and dried.

  2. A stew or soup made with posole, pork, chili, and other seasonings.


[American Spanish pozole, from Nahuatl pozolli.]
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