sierra

(sē erə)

noun

  1. a range of hills or mountains having a saw-toothed appearance from a distance
  2. any of several marine scombroid fishes (genus Scomberomorus), valued for sport and as food

Origin: Sp < L serra, a saw

See sierra in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A rugged range of mountains having an irregular or jagged profile. See Usage Note at redundancy.
  2. a. A Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus sierra) of the Pacific coast of tropical America.
    b. See cero.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish, saw, sierra

Origin: , from Latin serra, saw

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Related Forms:

  • si·erˈran adjective

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