posole

/pəˈsoʊleɪ/

nounpo · so · le

Think: “POur SOme OLE’ soup” — PO + SO + OLE helps you remember posole ends with -ole.

Yes, it's posole. Watch the ending: it’s posole (…-ole), not *pozol* or *posol*—keep the final “e.”

Definition

  1. nounA traditional soup or stew, especially from Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, made with hominy and often pork or chicken, seasoned with chiles and other spices.

Examples

  • We warmed up with a bowl of red posole topped with cabbage and radishes.
  • My uncle simmers posole for hours so the hominy turns tender and flavorful.
  • The restaurant serves green posole with chicken and a squeeze of lime.

Synonyms

pozolehominy stewMexican hominy souppork-and-hominy soup

Translations

ES pozolePT pozoleFR pozole

Common misspellings

pozolepozoléposolayposolpozolposoleeposoléposolé

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