Variant: or po · zo · le
Pronunciation: p ō - ' s ō -( ˌ )l ā
Function: noun
Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl pozolli, from the base of poz ō n- boil, be covered with foam
Date: 1931
: a thick soup chiefly of Mexico and the U.S. Southwest made with pork, hominy, garlic, and chili