Etymology

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Today it means: A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies. Full definition →

Spanish sierra
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromsierra“sawfish”
  2. English todaycero

Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishsierra all →

sierraserrano pepperSierra Blanca

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