pollo
Americannoun
plural
pollos-
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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I make arroz con pollo and cry because it tastes like my childhood and reminds me of my grandma.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
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
The chicken tinga is smoky and saucy while the pollo blanco could not be more different — rich and creamy, with corn and mushrooms.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 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
Papi angrily picks his way through the arroz con pollo, pushing the pieces of chicken to the edge of his plate.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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