sierra
nouncommon in dialogue
- //siˈɛɹə//
A rugged range of mountains.
noun
- 1
A rugged range of mountains.
Holonym: cordillera
Meronym: sawback
- 2
A scombroid fish.
- 3
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.
- 4
Variant of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic AlphabetAlternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.
Forms
- plural
- sierras