sierra
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sierra¹
- /siˈɛɹə/
Rhymes with -ɛɹə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.
noun sierras
- A rugged range of mountains. Holonym: cordillera
- Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
- A scombroid fish.
- A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron. Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens, as long as the first joint of your thumb, packed and date-stamped. Lesser types, like sierra saffron, have shorter stamens and a quantity of white and yellow flower parts.
Sierra²
proper noun Cierra
- A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
- A surname from Spanish.
proper noun the Sierra · Cierra
- Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States. I am going to the Sierra next weekend.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scomberomorus sierra, andes, liberia, siena, leone, tahoe, country, highland, sera, saw, sawing, serra, leona, maldonado, massif, ridge
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title = {sierra},
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