pozol
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl pozolli (“stew of maize kernels”), from which also Spanish pozole.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈθol/ [poˈθol] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /poˈsol/ [poˈsol] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: po‧zol
Noun
pozol m (plural pozoles)
- a drink made from purple maize and sugar, popular among indigenous communities in southern Mexico and parts of Central America
See also
Further reading
- “pozol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024