sierra

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A rugged range of mountains.

   “Holonym: cordillera”

   “Meronym: sawback”

2. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
3. (countable, uncountable)A scombroid fish.
4. (uncountable)A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron.

   “Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens, as long as the first joint of your thumb, packed and date-stamped. Lesser types, like sierra saffron, have shorter stamens and a quantity of white and yellow flower parts.”

name

1. A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
2. A surname from Spanish.
3. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Sierra Nevada: a mountain range in the Western United States.

   “I am going to the Sierra next weekend.”

   “Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.”

   “Los Angeles would still be a piddling little town in a desert if it weren’t for Sierra snowmelt and city officials crafty enough to snooker eastern California farmers out of their water rights.”