chile relleno
Americannoun
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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In Southern California, diners come in all shapes and serve some of our favorite meals: pancakes and waffles, chile relleno omelets, country-fried steak and banana cream pie.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022
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
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 Laxer, Mark Eliot
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