serrano

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

From Spanish serrano ("mountainous"), because it originated in the sierra of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo.

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