I. sə̇ˈrä(ˌ)nō noun
( plural serrano or serranos )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, mountaineer, from sierra saw, jagged mountain range + -ano -an — more at sierra
1. : a Shoshonean people of southern California
2. : a member of the Serrano people
II. sə̇ˈrä(ˌ)nō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish (short for chile serrano , literally, mountain chili pepper), from Spanish, montane, highland, from sierra jagged mountain range — more at sierra
: a small thin very hot Mexican chili pepper (a cultivar of Capsicum annuum ) that is red when mature