Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having small highly pungent red or green fruit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish, Serranus or Diplectrum fasciculare, the squirrel-fish of the West Indies and southern Atlantic States. See
squirrel-fish .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A serrano
chili pepper , Capsicum annuum, used in cooking.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If the serrano is a few days old I'll use two of them.
Tortillas...help 2004
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Jamón serrano is a Spanish cured ham, sold in Mexico in the deli section of supermarkets.
Chestnut stuffing for poultry: Relleno de castañas para aves 2008
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Jamón serrano is a Spanish cured ham, sold in Mexico in the deli section of supermarkets.
Chestnut stuffing for poultry: Relleno de castañas para aves 2008
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Jamón serrano is a Spanish cured ham, sold in Mexico in the deli section of supermarkets.
Chestnut stuffing for poultry: Relleno de castañas para aves 2008
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Serrano seco: the serrano is dried at its reddest and ripest and its heat becomes more concentrated, making it a suitable substitute for either chile de arbol or piquín
Warm Reading For Cool Nights: A Guide To Mexican Chiles Part 2: Dried Chiles 2003
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Serrano seco: the serrano is dried at its reddest and ripest and its heat becomes more concentrated, making it a suitable substitute for either chile de arbol or piquín
Warm Reading For Cool Nights: A Guide To Mexican Chiles Part 2: Dried Chiles 2003
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7: 27 PM heidigoseek said ... when i read "buttermilk dressing" i thought "ranch". when i read this recipe i thought "heaven". i love mayo and will find any excuse to eat it. this looks divine and bonus ... i just picked a serrano from the garden!
Buttermilk dressing | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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• 2 to 21/2 pounds fresh tomatoes (a blend of sizes and colors) • 1 medium-hot chili, such as serrano or jalapeno, or 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Berks county news 2009
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Once they've browned, I add onions and garlic, and while these soften, I'm busy grinding chillies – ancho, serrano and "dried red" ones – which I've tracked all over town, with cumin seeds and Mexican oregano.
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It's essentially a choice between jalapeños, which Lambert Ortiz describes as "very flavourful as well as hot" and serrano, which Bayless praises for its "pure-and-simple" heat.
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