: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAuthentic New Mexican enchiladas, green chili stew or posole (traditional Mexican stew) and burritos, accompanied by homemade flour tortillas, are served from 5 AM until 12 AM, seven days a week across the street from the University of New Mexico. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 May 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 The ocean flavor of Dungeness meets earthy hominy in this twist on the Mexican soup posole, from chef Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek restaurant in Denver.Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pozolli, from the base of pozōn- boil, be covered with foam