pinole
noun
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
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pinole
1 American
[pi-noh-lee, pee-naw-le]
/ pɪˈnoʊ li, piˈnɔ lɛ /
noun
Pinole
2
American
[pi-nohl]
/ pɪˈnoʊl /
noun
pinole
British
/ pɪˈnəʊlɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of pinole
1835–45, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl pinolli flour, something ground
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Zepeda tops it with mamey curd, brown butter almond cake, and a pinole crumble.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
They sometimes left him tortillas and pinole, a porridge of crushed corn and water.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2012
In an era of energy gels and endurance drinks, he’s consuming mostly mineral water, cacao and a traditional ground maize called pinole.
From Washington Post
After his run that day, he drank pinole in the four-wheel-drive support vehicle.
From Washington Post
Kah, pinole, is a drink made by mixing the meal of roasted maize with water.
From The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 by Daniel Garrison Brinton
The freshman computer science major hails from Pinole and was known for his “love of music, boundless energy and kind smile.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
The county has issued several warnings and fines for local In-N-Out restaurants, including two in Pinole and San Ramon.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
The mayors of Hercules, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole and El Cerrito signed a letter addressed to Gov. Jerry Brown that says the situation has reached "crisis proportions."
From US News ● May 26, 2016
The mayors of Hercules, Richmond, San Pablo, Pinole and El Cerrito signed a letter addressed to Gov. Jerry Brown that says the situation has reached “crisis proportions.”
From Salon ● May 26, 2016
In his trip of 1772, between Milpitas and Pinole, Crespi mentions seeing or crossing 31 arroyos, all with running water.
From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Sherburne Friend Cook
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