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relleno

noun
re·lle·no | \rālˈyā(ˌ)nō\
plural -s

Definition of relleno 

: stuffed pepper

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History and Etymology for relleno

Spanish, from rellenar to refill, stuff, from re- (from Latin) + llenar to fill, from lleno full, from Latin plenus

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