"sierra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /siˈɛɹə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sierra.wav [Southern-England], En-us-sierra.ogg [US] Forms: sierras [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɹə 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|sierra}} Spanish sierra, {{der|en|la|serra}} Latin serra Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sierra (countable and uncountable, plural sierras)
  1. A rugged range of mountains. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-sierra-en-noun-1ufFl1A6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 38 4 45
  2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-sierra-en-noun-5Y~D~Kw5 Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 38 4 45
  3. A scombroid fish. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Scombroids
    Sense id: en-sierra-en-noun-gnU1fJ~r Disambiguation of Scombroids: 1 8 76 15
  4. (uncountable) A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-sierra-en-noun-5JX9XE2T Disambiguation of Landforms: 13 38 4 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 2 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 18 2 71 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 11 33 3 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sierra County, Sierra Leone, Sierra Nevada Related terms: Montserrat, serrated, serration

Inflected forms

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