SIERRA

sierra, Scomberomorus sierra

(noun) a Spanish mackerel of western North America

sierra

(noun) a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sierra (countable and uncountable, plural sierras)

A rugged range of mountains.

The letter S in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

A scombroid fish.

(uncountable) A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.

Anagrams

• 'Arries, Rieras, airers, arries, iraser, raiser, reairs

Proper noun

Sierra

A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.

Sierra Nevada, a mountain range in the United States.

Anagrams

• 'Arries, Rieras, airers, arries, iraser, raiser, reairs

Source: Wiktionary


Si*er"ra, n. Etym: [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw. See Serrate.]

Definition: A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada. The wild sierra overhead. Whitter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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