chile relleno
Americannoun
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chiles rellenos,
plural
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chile rellenos
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chile relleno
An Americanism first recorded in 1890–95; from Mexican Spanish chile relleno “stuffed chile pepper”
Example Sentences
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Before leaving town, Lakshmi stops at H&H Car Wash and Coffee Shop, a diner specializing in the chile relleno and breakfast burritos.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2020
The chile relleno is fantastic, a buttermilk-battered poblano pepper with a lacily crisp exterior, filled with sofrito and vegetables and finished with a concentrated tomato sauce.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2020
Food lovers have long haunted La Azteca Tortilleria in East Los Angeles for their flaky flour tortillas and oozing chile relleno burritos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2019
A perky salad of bitter greens, pickled onion and jalapeño escorted the chile relleno, quite rightly considered a large plate, at dinner.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
I ordered a quesadilla and a chile relleno.
From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Mark Eliot Laxer
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