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.
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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 ● Aug. 18, 2025
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
Also open for lunch or dinner is the beautifully appointed Frida’s where you can enjoy a variety of gourmet Mexican dishes from pollo mole poblano to enchiladas de salmon.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Mami brings out the arroz con pollo from the kitchen.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
These were rubbed to mimic the spicy, comforting flavors of the pollos asados turned out by the street vendors who used makeshift grills all over his community, but they weren’t cooked on grills.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
California has had such a law on its books since 1971, and it probably draws more pollos than any other state.
From Time Magazine Archive
Those are clues that pollos may be hiding in the trunks of cars or under the floorboards of false-bottom pickup trucks.
From Time Magazine Archive
The price of "pollos" jumped above par two or three times over.
From The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. by Mabey, Charles R.
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