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Definition of sierras

sierras

/siˈɛr.əz/
si · er · ras
Plural:sierras
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Adjective:sierran
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• noun

1

Long, jagged mountain chains or ranges with serrated, saw-toothed peaks, especially in Spain and Latin America.

Example

"The expedition spent weeks trekking across the rugged sierras of northern Mexico."

2

American The Sierra Nevada, a major mountain range in eastern California and western Nevada famous for Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley, and giant sequoia groves (usually capitalized).

3

Any of several large, slender, predatory marine mackerel fishes of the genus Scomberomorus, particularly the Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) found along the tropical eastern Pacific coast.

Example

"Local anglers prized the fast-swimming sierras caught off the coast of Baja California."

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• Nearby Words

sierra madre
sierra nevada
sierra nevadas
sierras
siesta
sieve
sift

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sierra ('mountain range' or 'saw'), from Latin serra ('saw'), in reference to the jagged, saw-toothed profile of the peaks.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sierras. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sierras
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