puchero

noun

pu·​che·​ro

püˈcheˌrō

plural -s

: a Latin American boiled dinner or stew containing beef, sausage, bacon, and various vegetables

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, pot, from Latin pultarius vessel for porridge, cooking or drinking vessel, from pult-, puls, a kind of thick porridge + -arius -ary

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