relleno

See also: rellenó

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /reˈʝeno/ [reˈʝe.no]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /reˈʝeno/ [reˈʝe.no]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /reˈʎeno/ [reˈʎe.no]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /reˈʃeno/ [reˈʃe.no]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /reˈʒeno/ [reˈʒe.no]

• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: re‧lle‧no

Etymology 1

Deverbal from rellenar.

Adjective

relleno (feminine rellena, masculine plural rellenos, feminine plural rellenas)

1. stuffed
2. chubby

Derived terms

• (diminutive): rellenito

• chile relleno
• de relleno

 

Noun

relleno m (plural rellenos)

1. filling

   Esos profiteroles con relleno de crema eran absolutamente deliciosos.

   Those puffs with cream filling were absolutely delectable.

2. stuffing
3. padding

Derived terms

• (augmentative): rellenazo, rellenón
• pepino de relleno
• relleno negro

Descendants

• → Belizean Creole: reyeno

Etymology 2

Verb

relleno

1. first-person singular present indicative of rellenar

Further reading

• “relleno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28