pollo

[ paw-yaw, -lyaw ]

/ ˈpɔ yɔ, -lyɔ /

Slang. (in Mexico) a laborer who pays to be smuggled or guided over the border into the U.S. illegally.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

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And yes, go ahead, squeeze an invisible lemon over the pollo before you take an imaginary bite.
The Secret Yom Kippur Reading List|Avi Steinberg|September 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then some one else came along and the conversation became impersonal, and one by one they all dropped off—all except 'Pollo.
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches|Ruth McEnery Stuart
Pollo con arroz (fowl with rice), and curried rice, with cockles and sausages, are favourite dishes.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
Carmelo then surpassed himself with a pollo alla cacciatora, after which we had a mixed fry of all sorts of fish.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones

Another excellent but very difficult dish is the pollo con arroz, or the chicken and rice.
Gatherings From Spain|Richard Ford
A Cuban pollo has generally three ladies to whom he is devoted.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba|Walter Goodman