posole

American  

[poh-soh-ley, po-, paw-saw-le] / poʊˈsoʊ leɪ, pɒ-, pɔˈsɔ lɛ /

Or pozole

noun

Mexican Cooking.

1. a thick, stewlike soup of pork or chicken, hominy, mild chile peppers, and cilantro: traditionally served at Christmas and often favored as a hangover remedy.

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Etymology

Origin of posole

First recorded in 1690–1700; Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pozolli “hominy”

Example Sentences

Daleyza drew chile peppers, too, along with corn and avocado for a bowl of posole soup, which her family eats on holidays.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

Stirred into hominy-dotted posole and heirloom pinto beans.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2022

DENVER—On a cloudless February night, volunteers welcomed Yesenia MacDonald to their cozy Denver church, directed her to a cot adorned with a homemade duvet, and handed her a bowl of steaming organic red chili posole.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2018

There might be posole with abalone on the prix-fixe menu one night and a smoked sturgeon taco the next.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2016

I did not go, of course, but when everyone returned I was up and waiting for them and we ate posole.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya