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Atole vs Atoll - What's the difference?

atole | atoll |

As nouns the difference between atole and atoll

is that atole is a thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal while atoll is a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.

atole

English

Noun

(-)
  • A thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal
  • * {{quote-book, year=1851, author=Mayne Reid, title=The Scalp Hunters, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="Pan fino, pan bianco!" screams the baker; and other cries from the vendors of atole , huevos, and leche, are uttered in shrill, discordant voices. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2006, date=January 13, author=David Hammond, title=Beyond the Burrito, Part 2: Michoacan, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Since the days of the Tarascans, the corn-loving folks of Michoacan have enjoyed atole , a maize-based gruel flavored with chocolate, fruit, tamarind, or herbs. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 13, author=S. Kirk Walsh, title=Festivals With a Mexican Flair, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Visitors can learn to make their own tortillas or sample the traditional cornmeal drink atole . }}

    See also

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    atoll

    English

    (wikipedia atoll)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.

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