tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post6925584415804561427..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: News to me: "Refried beans"Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-57419999523461904872010-07-05T01:57:11.445-04:002010-07-05T01:57:11.445-04:00This use of the prefix "re" as an intens...This use of the prefix "re" as an intensifier is not confined to Mexican Spanish, and there are even stronger forms, "rete-" and "requete-." Another food example is "rellenos," as in "chiles rellenos." "Lleno" means "full" or "filled"; "relleno" means "stuffed." "Chiles rellenos" are thus "stuffed chile peppers."David Friedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015322288883361091noreply@blogger.com