sierra
See also: Sierra
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛrə
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.
- 2005, Karen Anand, International Cooking With Karen Anand (page 77)
- 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
Related terms
Translations
Aragonese
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “sierra”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
Asturian
Alternative forms
Italian
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjera/
- Homophone: cierra (non-Castilian)
Noun
sierra f (plural sierras)
- saw (tool)
- mountain range
- Sierra Madre Occidental
- swordfish
- (Chile) snoek (Thyrsites atun)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
sierra
Further reading
- “sierra” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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