pollo

[ paw-yaw, -lyaw ]

/ ˈpɔ yɔ, -lyɔ /

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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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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Picadillo, plantano, pork asado, arroz con pollo and Cuban sandwiches flow like sailboats cruising down the bay.
Eat Your Way Through Tampa’s Cuban Oasis|Starbucks|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
Instead of a veal cutlet I will have part of an esteriore di pollo.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
Pollo con arroz (fowl with rice), and curried rice, with cockles and sausages, are favourite dishes.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan

Pollo en padella are spring chickens cut up and fried with tomatoes, large sweet chillies, and white wine.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe|Algernon Bastard
Another excellent but very difficult dish is the pollo con arroz, or the chicken and rice.
Gatherings From Spain|Richard Ford
“Seppia and interiori di pollo,” he replied without hesitation.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones