a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chile pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
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
Words nearby serrano
Serra da Estrela, Serra da Mantiqueira, Serra do Mar, Serra Junípero, serranid, serrano, Serrano ham, serranoid, serrate, serrated, serrate suture