sierra
Meanings
Plural: sierras
Noun
- a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
- a Spanish mackerel of western North America
- A rugged range of mountains.
- alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
- A scombroid fish.
- A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Scomberomorus sierra
Scrabble Score: 6
sierra is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsierra is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sierra is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
sierra is a valid Words With Friends word