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Cho·lu·la

 (chə-lo͞o′lə, chō-lo͞o′lä)
A town of east-central Mexico west of Puebla. Site of an ancient Toltec center and a city sacred to the Aztecs, it was destroyed by Hernando Cortés in 1519.
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Cholula

(Spanish tʃoˈlula)
n
(Placename) a town in S Mexico, in Puebla state: ancient ruins, notably a pyramid, 53 m (177 ft) high. Pop: 82 964 (2005)
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Cho•lu•la

(tʃɔˈlu lɑ)

n.
a town in S Mexico, SE of Mexico City: ancient Aztec ruins. 20,913.
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He finds Assyria and the Mounds of Cholula at his door, and himself has laid the courses.
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17 April 2019 - Connecticut, US-based private equity firm L Catterton has closed the acquisition of Mexico-based hot sauce producer and distributor Cholula, the company said.
Lopez Malo, Chemical and Food Engineering Department, University of the Americas-Puebla, Ex-hacienda Santa Catarina Martir, San Andres Cholula, Puebla 72820, Mexico; phone: +52 222 229 2409; email: amalo@mail.udlap.mx.
Comex has been repainting cities around Mexico for the past several years, including Puebla, Cholula, La Paz, Saltillo, Tuxtla, Zacatecas, and Villahermosa.