serrano
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See also: Serrano
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish serrano (“mountainous”), because it originated in the sierras (“mountains”) of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]serrano (plural serranos)
- Ellipsis of serrano pepper, a chili pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum which originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo and is used in cooking.
- Ellipsis of serrano ham (jamón serrano), Spanish dry-cured ham from non-Iberian breeds of pig.
- 2016, Meredith Steele, Effortless Entertaining Cookbook: 80 Recipes That Will Impress Your Guests Without Stress, Page Street Publishing, →ISBN, page 18:
- With a sharp knife, remove the rind of the Manchego and slice the cheese into roughly sixteen 1⁄8-inch (3-mm) triangles. Slice the serrano in half lengthwise, then again in half, creating 4 strips of serrano out of 1 slice.
Italian
[edit]Verb
[edit]serrano
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]serrano (feminine serrana, masculine plural serranos, feminine plural serranas)
- mountain, mountainous
- of, from or relating to Lavalleja, Uruguay
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]serrano m (plural serranos)
- sea bass
- (mollusc) Iberus gualtieranus
- serrano (serrano chili)
Noun
[edit]serrano m (plural serranos, feminine serrana, feminine plural serranas)
- mountaineer
- native or inhabitant of Lavalleja, Uruguay (male or of unspecified gender)
Further reading
[edit]- “serrano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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