Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick drink of Mexican origin that is made with cornmeal, water, raw sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla and is served warm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mush made of Indian corn, also diluted and used as a drink: a favorite food in Spanish-American countries.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Sp. Amer. A porridge or gruel of maize meal and water, milk, or the like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A thick
drink or thingruel made fromcornmeal
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun eaten as mush or as a thin gruel
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Variation: Fruit atole Add 1/2 lb. fresh fruit (strawberries, raspberries, peaches, gueva, mango) pureed and strained, just as the atole is coming to its second boil, after adding the milk.
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Variation: Fruit atole Add 1/2 lb. fresh fruit (strawberries, raspberries, peaches, gueva, mango) pureed and strained, just as the atole is coming to its second boil, after adding the milk.
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Variation: Fruit atole Add 1/2 lb. fresh fruit (strawberries, raspberries, peaches, gueva, mango) pureed and strained, just as the atole is coming to its second boil, after adding the milk.
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The hot corn beverage called atole is usually served in the morning, but in Michoacan this tamarind version is served at night, usually after the late evening meal, in small cups.
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The hot corn beverage called atole is usually served in the morning, but in Michoacan this tamarind version is served at night, usually after the late evening meal, in small cups.
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The hot corn beverage called atole is usually served in the morning, but in Michoacan this tamarind version is served at night, usually after the late evening meal, in small cups.
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Besides being a good breakfast drink, atole is nice late at night, perfect for those who want to avoid a late supper but don't want to go to bed on an empty stomach.
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Besides being a good breakfast drink, atole is nice late at night, perfect for those who want to avoid a late supper but don't want to go to bed on an empty stomach.
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Or in atole de grano, or ... hmmm ... looks like I like corn any old way.
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And she did indeed call it atole negro, but that might have been her name for it.
qms commented on the word atole
When daylight is short and branches bare
My yearnings turn to Mexican fare.
Some chicken in mole
Or bowl of atole
Can help me pretend that I'm there.
December 16, 2016