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 "unknown serra" that Quadros envisions is also a real place.
From Time Magazine Archive
After an hour's walk under the scorching sun, I was glad to find myself at the hamlet of Erreré, near the foot of the serra, where I rejoined my companions.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various
It is named after the serra, and is known as the Rio Erreré.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 by Various
Stonore: Cest usage est molt encontre la ley, qe cesti qe doit tenir les plees ne poet pas recorder un attourne en ple qe serra plede devant lui mesme.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
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