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Gruel vs Atole - What's the difference?

gruel | atole |

As nouns the difference between gruel and atole

is that gruel is a thin, watery porridge while atole is a thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal.

As a verb gruel

is (transative) to exhaust; use up; disable.

gruel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin, watery porridge.

    • Related terms

    * groat, groats * grit, grits * grout

    Coordinate terms

    * oatmeal * porridge

    Verb

  • (transative) to exhaust; use up; disable

    • Derived terms

    * gruelling

    References

    Anagrams

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    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

    * (wikipedia "atole") ----