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

She even recorded voice-overs for Central America’s most beloved chicken restaurant chain, Pollo Campero.

From Los Angeles Times

Nicknamed El Pollo—the chicken—Carvajal was the first Venezuelan official indicted in the U.S. case, in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside Pollo Feliz, another restaurant in the neighbourhood, Marya works the register and says she has watched foot traffic dwindle.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times