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Serrano|sɛˈrɑːnəʊ|
Also serrano; † Serano.
[a. Sp. serrano of the mountains; a highlander.]
(A member of) an Indian people of southern California; the Uzo-Aztecan language of these Indians, a component of the Takic branch.
1858San Francisco Bull. 5 Nov., The true native Americans of the wild forests—such as the Yumas,..Mohaves and Serranos—predominate. 1876Ann. Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surveys West of 100th Meridian III. 553 Case⁓inflection is formed here..by adding to nouns post⁓positions as suffixes:..tumuet, in Serrano, mountain. 1896F. Boas in Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1895 XLIV. 261 The Serano call themselves Mā′ringayam. Ibid. 262 The Serano is less closely related to the other Shoshonean dialects than these are among themselves. 1907A. L. Kroeber Shoshonean Dialects Calif. i. 69 The Gitanemuk..vocabulary was..obtained at Tule river reservation... The vocabulary is the first that has been printed of this dialect, although it differs but little from Serrano, which has been known for years. 1921Glasgow Herald 17 May 3/8 In due time he will become a ‘Serrano’ as the inhabitants of the highland regions are contemptuously styled by the dwellers in the cities of the coast. 1927D. H. Lawrence Mornings in Mexico 84 The serranos, the Indians from the hills, wearing their little conical black felt hats. 1946C. McWilliams Southern Calif. Country 26 The Serranos and the Gabrieleno were associated with the Mission San Gabriel. 1969J. Mander Static Soc. vi. 158 The serranos are pure Indian. They are the direct descendants of the Incas, and of the tribes subjugated by the Incas; and they speak Quechua in preference to Spanish. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia IX. 73/2 In the early 1970s, there were fewer than 400 Serrano proper remaining. 1977Language LIII. 459 The Serrano element which L gives as -nuk, base /-nowk(ɨ-)/, shows up as -nuk only in 3sg. pɨ-nuk.
▸ Also more fully serrano chilli. A very hot variety of green chilli pepper, usually small and thin, used esp. in salsa and other Mexican dishes.
1952M. Rywell Mexican Cook Bk. 6 Chiles are the fruit of solanaceas [sic] plants and vary from region to region. Most commonly used are the Ancho, Chipotle, Cuararemo, Guero, Jalapeno, Mulato..and Serrano. 1969N.Y. Times Mag. 4 May 92 Tabasco sauce is a Yankee addition to this recipe. In Mexico small, hot, chopped, green serrano chilies are used as the fiery seasoning. A genuine sangrita is highly spiced. 1991A. S. Ali Nostalgist's Map of Amer. 94 Stringing red serrano peppers, crushing cilantro seeds—just a few yards from where, in 1693, a Jesuit priest began to build a boat. 2003Nation's Restaurant News 3 Feb. 30 Spicy salmon with cilantro and cucumber, wrapped in seaweed and rice, topped with avocado and dotted with serrano chili sauce. |
