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
Here is pinole, and a little broiled goat’s flesh.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
The Pleasant Hill location — along with dining rooms in San Ramon, Brentwood, Pittsburg and Pinole — is now closed to indoor dining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
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
"This is of increasing concern to our elected officials and residents who feel as if our communities are under siege," said the letter signed by the mayors of Pinole, Richmond and Hercules.
From Reuters ● May 27, 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 US News ● May 26, 2016
The most probable guess is that the rancheria was somewhere on the southeast shore of San Pablo Bay between Pinole and Rodeo.
From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
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