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serra

British  
/ ˈsɛrə /

noun

  1. zoology a sawlike part or organ

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of serra

C19: from Latin: saw

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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 "unknown serra" that Quadros envisions is also a real place.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rey me serra la main et dit: Baudin est mort...

From The Memoirs of Victor Hugo by Victor Hugo

From the east side of this rugged serra little fertile valleys extend to the sea.

From Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads by C. B. Black

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

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