relleno

[ ruh-yey-noh, ruhl-yey-; Spanish re-ye-naw, re-lye- ]

noun

, plural rel·le·nos [r, uh, -, yey, -nohz, r, uh, l-, yey, -, r, e-, ye, -naws].

1. a chile relleno.

Word History and Origins

Origin of relleno¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Mexican Spanish, shortening of chile “pepper” + relleno ) “stuffed”

Example Sentences

This week, two gun-wielding men held up Lucy’s Drive-In in Mid-City — the first time that my favorite place in Southern California for a chile relleno burrito had experienced anything like this.

From Los Angeles Times

“Too many tamales. You’ve got to stop eating so much, Fajita Pita. Wear something else. You look like a chile relleno in that.”

From Literature

“We did the pairings so people didn’t have to think of, ‘What am I going to pair with our chile relleno?’”

From Los Angeles Times

In Southern California, diners come in all shapes and serve some of our favorite meals: pancakes and waffles, chile relleno omelets, country-fried steak and banana cream pie.

From Los Angeles Times

Beans and rice with a chile relleno.

From Los Angeles Times