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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Il serra mols; Il est plus durs que n'est un fers ...

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules

Morreu na serra de Bonacof� per salvar a vida do seu rei D. Affonso o Quinto.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum