serrano

See also: Serrano

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɹɑːnəʊ/

Noun

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.

Italian

Verb

serrano

1. third-person plural present indicative of serrare

Spanish

Etymology

From sierra +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. mountain, mountainous
2. (relational) of Lavalleja, Uruguay

Derived terms

• cuerpo serrano
• jamón serrano

 

Noun

serrano m (plural serranos)

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

Noun

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

1. mountaineer
2. someone from Lavalleja, Uruguay

Further reading

• “serrano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014