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masculine

/reˈʎeno/ ES

/reˈʝeno/ MX

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Translation

filling, stuffing

Word origin

From rellenar ('to refill, to stuff'), from re- plus llenar ('to fill'), from Latin plenus ('full').

Origin: Latin
Root: plenus
English cognates: plenty, plenary

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralrellenos

Examples

empanada .

The filling of the pasty is meat.

I love the chocolate filling of this cake.

¡ pimiento !

This stuffed pepper is delicious!

cojín .

The cushion lost its stuffing over the years.

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What is the filling of these cakes?

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This word is part of lesson 81.