sierra

Meanings

1. A rugged range of mountains.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
3. A scombroid fish.
4. A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.

1. A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
2. A surname from Spanish.

1. Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States.

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.