pollo

[ paw-yaw, -lyaw ]

noun

, Spanish.

, plural pol·los [paw, -yaws, -lyaws].

1. chicken.
2. Slang. (in Mexico) a laborer who pays to be smuggled or guided over the border into the U.S. illegally.

Example Sentences

I make arroz con pollo and cry because it tastes like my childhood and reminds me of my grandma.

From Los Angeles Times

A nod to cultural diversity appeared in the birria bowl and arroz con pollo.

From Los Angeles Times

At Costa Mesa-based El Pollo Loco, labor and related costs fell last year by $3.5 million, or 2.7%, despite an increase of $4.1 million that the company attributed to higher minimum wages enacted in the past as well as “competitive pressure” — in other words, the necessity of paying more to attract employees in a tight labor market.

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“We just didn’t want to force our customers to use technology. We thought the personal contact was important,” said Mendelsohn, who has six El Pollo Loco restaurants in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

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She could drive there every afternoon from her home in North Hills and drop off his favorite meals: KFC, El Pollo Loco and homemade chop suey.

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