serrano
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of serrano
First recorded in 1950–55; from Mexican Spanish, short for chile serrano “mountain chile,” from Spanish serrano “of a mountain; mountain; highlands; a highlander,” from sierra ( def. )
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I started with hamachi topped with Asian pear and serrano, finished tableside with a tamarind ponzu.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
On Wednesday, they served a mussel dish with garlic confit and serrano chili developed by his breakfast sous chef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025
Produce from Mexico, including avocados, jalapenos and serrano peppers, could double or triple in price, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
For extra savoriness, try tucking ribbons of thinly sliced serrano ham or prosciutto into the sandwiches along with the steak.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
The girls helped weed out Mamá’s vegetable garden and picked fat zucchini, ripened tomatoes, and spicy serrano peppers, which they bundled together in delicate netting to give away as gifts to Mamá’s comadres.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Fresh sweet red and yellow bells; tangy Anaheims; fiery serranos; and mild, vegetal poblanos.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2022
In a food processor, combine the tomatoes, ginger, garlic, serranos, oil and cumin seeds and process until smooth.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2021
The most recent, served over the summer of 2017, added sliced Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” peppers to a cheeseburger already loaded with Bhut Jolokias—known as “ghost” peppers—habaneros, serranos and jalapeños.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2018
To make it so, jalapeños are boosted with serranos and habaneros.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2017
And yet there was an unusual agitation among the Indians of the city; they often mingled with the serranos, the inhabitants of the mountains; these people seemed to have shaken off their natural apathy.
From The Pearl of Lima A Story of True Love by Wilbur, Anne T.
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