pollo

[paw-yaw, -lyaw]

noun

Spanish.

plural

pollos 

1. chicken.

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

Example Sentences

When I tell Liza Colón-Zayas that I cooked asopao de pollo, a traditional Puerto Rican stew, in preparation for our interview, her eyes light up.

From Los Angeles Times

Carvajal had been a feared spymaster who went by the name El Pollo, or The Chicken, but fled Venezuela after calling on the army to back an opposition candidate and overthrow Maduro.

From BBC

Venezuela's former head of military intelligence, Hugo Carvajal - also known as "El Pollo", or The Chicken - has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in the US.

From BBC

The El Pollo outlet on Broadway and 3rd Street had been closed for the last two days and reopened Tuesday morning at 9 a.m., said Britney Abila, who has been working as a cashier at the location for the past year.

From Los Angeles Times

Felipe Arturo Avalos-Mejia, known as Pollo, allegedly used scouts to help him select which trains to target, supplied vehicles for and paid burglary crews and facilitated the sale of stolen merchandise, according to a complaint filed in the Phoenix federal court.

From Los Angeles Times