sierra

/ˈsjeɾa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
sierras

Meaning

  1. saw, mountain range

    • Cortó la rama con la sierra.

      He cut the branch with the saw.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

cordillera

cordillera and sierra are close synonyms for "mountain range"; sierra also separately means "saw," the tool, an unrelated meaning.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

serra

serra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "saw, mountain range."

Practice

1 What does sierra mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cortó la rama con la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sierra?

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