pollo

[ paw-yaw, -lyaw ]

/ ˈpɔ yɔ, -lyɔ /

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noun, plural pol·los

[paw-yaws, -lyaws]. /ˈpɔ yɔs, -lyɔs/. Spanish.

Slang. (in Mexico) a laborer who pays to be smuggled or guided over the border into the U.S. illegally.

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Picadillo, plantano, pork asado, arroz con pollo and Cuban sandwiches flow like sailboats cruising down the bay.
Eat Your Way Through Tampa’s Cuban Oasis|Starbucks|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yes, go ahead, squeeze an invisible lemon over the pollo before you take an imaginary bite.
The Secret Yom Kippur Reading List|Avi Steinberg|September 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Instead of a veal cutlet I will have part of an esteriore di pollo.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
Pollo con arroz (fowl with rice), and curried rice, with cockles and sausages, are favourite dishes.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan

Pollo en padella are spring chickens cut up and fried with tomatoes, large sweet chillies, and white wine.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe|Algernon Bastard
Another excellent but very difficult dish is the pollo con arroz, or the chicken and rice.
Gatherings From Spain|Richard Ford
“Seppia and interiori di pollo,” he replied without hesitation.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones