sierra
noun/siˈɛɹə/
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.
1
A rugged range of mountains.
- Holonym: cordillera
- Meronym: sawback
2
Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
International standards
3
A scombroid fish.
4
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.2005, Karen Anand, International Cooking With Karen Anand, page 77:
- Derived terms
- Sierra County, Sierra Leone, Sierra Nevada