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ser·ra·no

 (sə-rä′nō)
n. pl. ser·ra·nos
A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having small highly pungent red or green fruit.

[American Spanish, from Spanish, from the mountains, from sierra, mountain range; see sierra.]
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Along the way, Serrano made more than a few friends in Congress, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, and other American law enforcement agencies.
"In theory it sounds good," remarked Andres Serrano, whose 1987 Piss Christ - a photograph of a crucifix immersed in urine - gained tremendous notoriety during the dispute over NEA-funded art in the early '90s.
Marcela Serrano's El albergue de las mujeres tristes is reminiscent of the Renaissance pastoral novel, in which aristocrats disguised as shepherds and shepherdesses seek refuge in bucolic surroundings from the tribulations of love and the pressures of the city.
For seven tense days in May, it appeared that Guatemala's nascent press freedom would be strangled in its cradle when President Jorge Serrano partially suspended the constitution and assumed dictatorial powers, including press censorship.
-From Cubao, take Aurora Blvd., then right turn to Katipunan Ave., take Service Road of Libis Underpass, left turn to Boni Serrano and take FVR Road straight to Macapagal Bridge then Marcos Highway to Antipolo;
Adonis Serrano, 28, was recovered from the NCRPO swimming pool at past noon.
The owner, Ian Serrano, finished with a Bachelors degree in Economics.
UNIFIED lightweight champion Katie Taylor and New York-based Amanda Serrano are in line for a 2019 mega fight.
Serrano said the government would continue to impose the SSG when imports exceed the minimum access volume (MAV) to protect local coffee farmers.