pollo
Americannoun
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Slang. (in Mexico) a laborer who pays to be smuggled or guided over the border into the U.S. illegally.
Example Sentences
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Andrés is offering a limited number of reservations at his DC restaurant China Chilcano in order for guests to try their new anticuchos de pollo.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023
When their mother cooked, she called her children over so that they could learn her recipes for classic Puerto Rican dishes like arroz con pollo.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2023
Later that night, over tacos and pollo enquesado, the two preachers’ kids bonded as they discussed a collaboration.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023
An ofrenda for my grandparents goes up every October for Día de Muertos, with heaps of pan dulce and pollo con mole as offerings.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022
Mami brings out the arroz con pollo from the kitchen.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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