serrano
Americannoun
plural
serranosEtymology
Origin of serrano
First recorded in 1950–55; from Mexican Spanish, short for chile serrano “mountain chile,” from Spanish serrano “of a mountain; mountain; highlands; a highlander,” from sierra ( def. )
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The undisputed light-welterweight champion has not fought since she won her trilogy fight with Amanda Serrano in New York last July.
From BBC
After avenging that loss to become a two-weight undisputed champion later that year, Taylor recorded wins over Serrano in November 2024 and July 2025 having already overcome the Puerto Rican in April 2022.
From BBC
On May 8, 2017, Valdez wrote a scathing column dismissing López Serrano as a “junior” party-boy and fake “weekend” pistolero who moved around ostentatiously with 20 bodyguards, “excelled at chit-chat but not business,” and failed to fill the shoes of his father.
From Los Angeles Times
López Serrano served only five years in U.S. custody on the trafficking conviction.
From Los Angeles Times
López Serrano was released from federal custody after serving his term and allowed to remain in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times
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