serrano pepper

noun

A chili pepper of species Capsicum annuum.

Meanings

nounserrano pepper (plural serrano peppers)

plural serrano peppers

Origin

  1. Spanishsierra“mountain”
  2. Englishserrano pepper

From Spanish sierra (“mountain”).

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APA

serrano pepper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serrano%20pepper

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“serrano pepper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serrano%20pepper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serrano pepper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serrano%20pepper.

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