serrano

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

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹɑːnəʊ/

serrano (plural serranos)

1. 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. 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.

serrano

1. third-person plural present indicative of serrare

From sierra +‎ -ano.

• IPA^(key): /seˈrano/ [seˈra.no]
• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: se‧rra‧no

serrano (feminine serrana, masculine plural serranos, feminine plural serranas)

1. mountain, mountainous
2. of, from or relating to the department of Lavalleja, Uruguay

serrano m (plural serranos)

1. sea bass
2. (mollusc) Iberus gualtieranus
3. serrano (serrano chili)

serrano m (plural serranos, feminine serrana, feminine plural serranas)

1. mountain-dweller, someone that lives in the mountains or highlands
2. native or inhabitant of the department of Lavalleja, Uruguay (usually male)

• “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], 10 December 2024