What Pozol means
Pozol is a Mexican drink name of Nahuatl origin meaning "foamy maize drink". It comes from pozolli (stew of maize kernels). It is pronounced poh-SOL, and it is most associated with Chiapas.
Same Nahuatl root as pozole, split by region: in Chiapas and Tabasco pozol is a cold cacao-and-maize drink, in Jalisco pozole is a hominy stew. Maya speakers in the same states call the drink k'eyem.
Pozol is one of the many Mexican food words formed in Nahuatl. Spanish borrowed it, and in several cases English borrowed it again from Spanish. See how Nahuatl builds words and the full list of Mexican food names.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Agua fresca, horchata, atole, tepache, pulque, mezcal. Most Mexican drink names are the name of the plant or grain they are made from, and the agave spirits are named for the towns and regions that make them.
