rellenar

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ llenar; compare Portuguese rechear.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /reʝeˈnaɾ/ [re.ʝeˈnaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /reʝeˈnaɾ/ [re.ʝeˈnaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /reʎeˈnaɾ/ [re.ʎeˈnaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /reʃeˈnaɾ/ [re.ʃeˈnaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /reʒeˈnaɾ/ [re.ʒeˈnaɾ]

Verb

1. to refill
2. to fill out/fill in (as a form or data field)
   • 2005, Jesús Martín Alloza, Excel 2003, page 201

     Otra posibilidad que ofrece Excel es la de rellenar un rango de celdas automáticamente.

     Another option offered by Excel is to fill in a range of cells automatically.

3. to pad, to stuff

Related terms

• llenar
• relleno