posole
noun
po·so·le
pō-ˈsō-(ˌ)lā 
variants
or pozole
: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili
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Borrowing from its Mexican and Tex-Mex roots in posole, this stew sings with the campfire earthiness of cumin and smoked paprika.
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Staff Author, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
The Shed is a Santa Fe staple, known for its red chile blue corn enchiladas served alongside posole and beans.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
And try the posole in the spring for your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
Among them are many foods often already sold, albeit illegally, outside stores and in parking lots, such as tamales, empanadas, pupusas and posole.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
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Staff Author, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
The Shed is a Santa Fe staple, known for its red chile blue corn enchiladas served alongside posole and beans.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 7 Jan. 2024
And try the posole in the spring for your Cinco de Mayo celebration.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
Among them are many foods often already sold, albeit illegally, outside stores and in parking lots, such as tamales, empanadas, pupusas and posole.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2023
See All Example Sentences for posole
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“Posole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posole. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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