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serrano¹

  • /səˈɹɑːnəʊ/

Where it comes from

From Spanish serrano (“mountainous”), because it originated in the sierras (“mountains”) of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo.

noun serranos

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis 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.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of serrano ham (jamón serrano), Spanish dry-cured ham from non-Iberian breeds of pig. 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.

Serrano²

Where it comes from

From Spanish serrano (“highlander”) from sierra.

noun Serranos · Serrano

  1. A member of a Native American tribe of Southern California.

proper noun Serranos

  1. The language spoken by the Serrano people.
  2. A surname.

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"serrano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/serrano. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

serrano. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/serrano

Chicago

"serrano." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/serrano.

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@misc{serrano_2026,
  title = {serrano},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serrano},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}