pollo
[paw-yaw, -lyaw]
- chicken.
- Slang. (in Mexico) a laborer who pays to be smuggled or guided over the border into the U.S. illegally.
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Examples from the Web for pollo
Contemporary Examples
And yes, go ahead, squeeze an invisible lemon over the pollo before you take an imaginary bite.
Historical Examples
The pollo's weakness is over-confidence in himself and in the ways of the world.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in CubaWalter Goodman
A Cuban pollo has generally three ladies to whom he is devoted.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in CubaWalter Goodman
I a'n't handsome enough by a long shot fer a Jupiter or a 'Pollo.
The End Of The WorldEdward Eggleston
And who is this 'Pollo, the humbug who has deceived thee so?
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, PhilanthropistSamuel Smiles
Carmelo then surpassed himself with a pollo alla cacciatora, after which we had a mixed fry of all sorts of fish.
CastellinariaHenry Festing Jones