No. 4,156 in Portuguese
serrano
"Serrano" means "from or related to the mountains."
In a sentence
O queijo serrano é uma especialidade típica das montanhas.
Serrano cheese is a typical specialty from the mountains.
Here, 'serrano' is used to describe something belonging to or characteristic of mountainous regions.
A vegetação serrana muda de acordo com a altitude.
The mountainous vegetation changes according to the altitude.
In this sentence, 'serrana' (form of 'serrano') works as an adjective modifying 'vegetation', describing its relationship to mountain areas.
O vento serrano pode ser bastante frio durante o inverno.
The mountain wind can be quite cold during the winter.
Here, 'serrano' is describing the type of wind, specifying that it originates or occurs in mountain areas.
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