pollo

American  

[paw-yaw, -lyaw] / ˈpɔ yɔ, -lyɔ /

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.

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Example Sentences

Authorities said others arrested Wednesday had aliases including “Pollo,” “Ghost,” “Snowbella,” “Lil Speedy” and “Monkey.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

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I make arroz con pollo and cry because it tastes like my childhood and reminds me of my grandma.

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A nod to cultural diversity appeared in the birria bowl and arroz con pollo.

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