SIERRA


Meaning of SIERRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sē-ˈer-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, literally, saw, from Latin serra

Date: 1600

1.

a. : a range of mountains especially with a serrated or irregular outline

b. : the country about a sierra

2. : any of several large scombroid fishes (genus Scomberomorus ) related to the mackerel

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.