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These were rubbed to mimic the spicy, comforting flavors of the pollos asados turned out by the street vendors who used makeshift grills all over his community, but they weren’t cooked on grills.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

Those are clues that pollos may be hiding in the trunks of cars or under the floorboards of false-bottom pickup trucks.

From Time Magazine Archive

California has had such a law on its books since 1971, and it probably draws more pollos than any other state.

From Time Magazine Archive

The price of "pollos" jumped above par two or three times over.

From The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. by Mabey, Charles R.