relleno

noun

re·​lle·​no

rālˈyā(ˌ)nō

plural -s

: stuffed pepper

Word History

Etymology

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

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Rhymes for relleno

• leno
• steno