Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fleshy plant, Talinum patens, of tropical American shores. It is used as a vegetable like purslane.

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Examples

  • The New York Times Bread and Soup Cookbook states that puchero is to Mexican cooking what pot-au-feu is to French.

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • The difference lies in puchero's imaginative combinations ....

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • From the simple beef puchero of Mexico's cattle ranches to the nearly baroque combination of meats more common in central Mexico, puchero is truly an example of how a dish can be transformed by the creativity of regional cooks and, even more specifically, from household to household.

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • From the simple beef puchero of Mexico's cattle ranches to the nearly baroque combination of meats more common in central Mexico, puchero is truly an example of how a dish can be transformed by the creativity of regional cooks and, even more specifically, from household to household.

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • The New York Times Bread and Soup Cookbook states that puchero is to Mexican cooking what pot-au-feu is to French.

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • From the simple beef puchero of Mexico's cattle ranches to the nearly baroque combination of meats more common in central Mexico, puchero is truly an example of how a dish can be transformed by the creativity of regional cooks and, even more specifically, from household to household.

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • The difference lies in puchero's imaginative combinations ....

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • The New York Times Bread and Soup Cookbook states that puchero is to Mexican cooking what pot-au-feu is to French.

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • The difference lies in puchero's imaginative combinations ....

    The World's Most Versatile Stew: Puchero 2006

  • The food in the Army is good and plentiful: there is coffee in the morning on rising, a mid-day meal and dinner, which are usually similar, consisting of soup and "puchero" (a national dish made of beef and vegetables boiled), and an occasional dish of "pulenta" (boiled maize).

    Argentina from a British Point of View Various

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