serra
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of serra
C19: from Latin: saw
Example Sentences
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The Porto e Serra Burger is beef soaked in port and topped with serra da estrela cheese.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011
The abundance of jungle animals is due to Rio's spectacular setting, caught between sea and serra, with the central hills and northern suburbs carved out of � and still split by � the Atlantic Forest.
From Time Magazine Archive
The "unknown serra" that Quadros envisions is also a real place.
From Time Magazine Archive
We determined to select Monte Alegre as the centre of our exploration, the serra in that region being higher than elsewhere.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various
Morreu na serra de Bonacof� per salvar a vida do seu rei D. Affonso o Quinto.
From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum
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