sierra
/siˈɛɹə/
sierra noun: a rugged range of mountains. Also the alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
Noun
sierra (countable and uncountable, plural sierras)
- A rugged range of mountains.
- Holonym: cordillera
- Meronym: sawback
- A scombroid fish.
- 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
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Sierra
Sierra
- A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
- A surname from Spanish.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Sierra
the Sierra
- Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States.
- I am going to the Sierra next weekend.
- Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.1915 April, Enos A. Mills, “Wild Mountain Sheep”, in The Rocky Mountain Wonderland, Houghton Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 37
Also used as
sierra is also the alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
sierra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sierra in Hindi
- सिएरा, सियेरा, सियरा
sierra in Tamil
- சியரா, சியேரா, சியெரா
sierra in Marathi
- सिएरा, सियेरा
sierra in Urdu
- سیئرا, سیئیرا
More languagesFewer languages
- sierra in Bengali
- সিয়েরা
- sierra in Telugu
- సియెర్రా, సియెరా, సియేరా
- sierra in Malayalam
- സിയറ, സിയേറ, സിയെറ
- sierra in Kannada
- ಸಿಯೆರಾ, ಸಿಯೆರ್ರಾ, ಸಿಯೇರಾ
- sierra in Punjabi
- ਸੀਅਰਾ, ਸਿਏਰਾ
- sierra in Gujarati
- સિએરા, સિયેરા, સિએર્રા
- sierra in Odia
- ସିଏରା, ସିଯ଼େରା, ସିଏର୍ରା
- sierra in Nepali
- सियेरा, सिएरा, सियरा
Forms of sierra
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sierras |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Cierra |
Origin of sierra
Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.
Words formed from sierra
Phrases with sierra
- Alta Sierra
- High Sierra
- Sierra City
- Sierra plum
- Sierra Madre
- Sierra Miwok
- Sierra Negra
- Sierra plums
- Sierra shrew
- Sierra Vista
- Sierra Blanca
- Sierra Brooks
16 more phrasesFewer phrases
- Sierra shrews
- Sierra Leonean
- Sierra Leonian
- Sierra Village
- Sierra Bullones
- Sierra Leoneans
- Sierra Leonians
- Sierra de Gredos
- Sierra Leone peach
- Sierra Leone River
- Central Sierra Miwok
- Sierra Leone peaches
- Republic of Sierra Leone
- Sierra Nevada brushfinch
- Sierra Nevada brushfinches
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Words that rhyme with sierra
Questions about sierra
- What does sierra mean?
- Sierra means a rugged range of mountains.
- What is sierra in Hindi?
- Sierra in Hindi is सिएरा, सियेरा, सियरा. See Sierra meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sierra?
- Sierra can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sierra?
- Sierra is pronounced /siˈɛɹə/.
- What is the plural of sierra?
- The plural of sierra is sierras.
Words near sierra in the dictionary
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