pollo
Taquería meat option
Pollo is Spanish for chicken, used in English primarily in food contexts: pollo asado, arroz con pollo.
The word appears on menus and in recipes featuring Latin American or Spanish cuisine.
In some regions, pollo is slang for a person being smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border—the human cargo of a pollero (smuggler).
Female fowl
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- coopPoultry enclosure
- henhousePoultry dwelling
barnyard · flock · feathers · cluck · peck · egg-laying · free-range · grain-fed
Dry-heat cooking method
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- friedCooked in hot fat
- rotisserieRotating meat cooker
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
sauté · stew · marinade · seasoning · batter · crispy · broth · soup
Filled folded tortillas
- enchiladasRolled tortillas in sauce
- quesadillaFolded tortilla with melted filling
- fajitasGrilled meat served sizzling
- burritoFilled, wrapped tortilla
paella · adobo · cacciatore · mole · empanadas · tamales · chilaquiles · tostadas
Upper front torso
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- drumstickStick for striking drums
- wingLimb enabling flight
- tenderSoft or sore
whole · quarter · leg · giblets · liver · gizzard · neck · back
Folded amino chain
- leanLacking fat; incline
- white meatPale poultry portions
- low-fatContaining minimal lipids
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
muscle building · dietary · calories · iron · zinc · B vitamins · selenium · phosphorus
hen
Female fowl
henhouse · barnyard · flock · feathers · cluck · peck · egg-laying · free-range · grain-fed · pasture
roast
Dry-heat cooking method
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- friedCooked in hot fat
- rotisserieRotating meat cooker
barbecue · sauté · stew · marinade · seasoning · batter · crispy · broth · soup · braised
tacos
Filled folded tortillas
- enchiladasRolled tortillas in sauce
- quesadillaFolded tortilla with melted filling
- fajitasGrilled meat served sizzling
burrito · paella · adobo · cacciatore · mole · empanadas · tamales · chilaquiles · tostadas · pozole
breast
Upper front torso
tender · whole · quarter · leg · giblets · liver · gizzard · neck · back · carcass
protein
Folded amino chain
- leanLacking fat; incline
- white meatPale poultry portions
- low-fatContaining minimal lipids
amino acids · muscle building · dietary · calories · iron · zinc · B vitamins · selenium · phosphorus · niacin
- alimentosarroz, frijoles, tomate, lechuga, cebolla
- Italian Wordsciao, grazie, prego, arrivederci, si
- Mexican foodtacos, chilaquiles, taco, huevos rancheros, burritos
- Spanish Wordsagua, adios, amigo, bueno, casa
- comerciotienda, mercado, comprador, local, feria
- ganaderiatoro, vaquero, corral, rancho, hacienda
- opinion pollSampling of group views
- exit pollSurvey of departing voters
- poll taxPer-person voting charge
- poll workerVoting site attendant
- straw pollUnofficial sampling of views
- poll watchersThose monitoring voting procedures