relyeno
relyéno with stress marks
stuffed dish (fish/chicken/crab)
Usage Note
Relyeno is a Spanish loanword from 'relleno' referring to Filipino dishes where a whole fish, chicken, or crab shell is deboned, mixed with stuffing, then cooked whole. Bangus relyeno is a popular festive dish served at family celebrations.
Examples
" Masarap ang relyeno mo. "
Natural Translation
Your stuffed dish is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the stuffed-dish your.
" Masarap ang relyeno na bangus. "
Natural Translation
The stuffed milkfish is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the stuffed that milkfish.
" Tuwing Pasko, gabi-gabing inihahanda ng aking tiyahin ang relyenong manok na pinupuno niya ng giniling, itlog, at gulay. "
Natural Translation
Every Christmas, my aunt prepares the stuffed chicken nightly, filling it with ground meat, egg, and vegetables.
Literal Translation
Every Christmas, nightly prepares of my aunt the stuffed chicken that fills she of ground-meat, egg, and vegetable.
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