pollo
Americannoun
plural
pollos-
Slang. (in Mexico) a laborer who pays to be smuggled or guided over the border into the U.S. illegally.
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In a video posted to YouTube in 2013, Gutierrez prepared a New York strip steak “the way Mr. Sinatra used to like it,” and pollo almendrado “Barbara Sinatra style.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 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
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
Also open for lunch or dinner is the beautifully appointed Frida’s where you can enjoy a variety of gourmet Mexican dishes from pollo mole poblano to enchiladas de salmon.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
Mami brings out the arroz con pollo from the kitchen.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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