Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pozole

/pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: po-zole
IPA: /pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish pozole, from Classical Nahuatl pozolli (“stew of maize kernels”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: pozole, pozolli

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/
British English: /pəˈsəʊleɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pozoles (plural) posole (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pozole?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈsoʊˌleɪ/.
What does pozole mean?: A traditional Mexican soup, made from hominy, pork, chilli and other ingredients.
Where does pozole come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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