posol

noun

po·​sol

pōˈsōl

variants or less commonly posole or pozole

-ō(ˌ)lā

plural -s

1

: a thick chiefly Spanish-American soup made of pork, corn, garlic, and chili

2

: a Spanish-American drink made of cornmeal, water, and sugar

began arriving with food … posole and fruit

—Oliver LaFarge

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish posol, pozol, posole, pozole, from Nahuatl pozolli, literally, foamy, from pozol foam

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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