How the Spanish language influenced English with the word 'sierra'

'Sierra' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'sierra'. The word entered the English language some time around 1600.

sierra [noun] [1600]

• a range of mountains especially with a serrated or irregular outline
• the country about a sierra
• any of several large scombroid fishes (genus ) related to the mackerel

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Etymology: Spanish, literally, saw, from Latin 'serra'

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