sienna

See also Sienna

English

Etymology

From Italian terra di Sienna, "earth of Siena", Siena being the most notable Renaissance location of the clay

Pronunciation

• enPR: sē-ĕnʹə, IPA: /siˈɛnə/, X-SAMPA: /si"En@/
• Homophones: Siena

Noun

Wikipedia sienna (plural siennas)

1. a form of clay containing iron and manganese.
2. a pigment with a reddish-brown colour.
3. a light reddish-brown colour.

   sienna colour:

Synonyms

• (clay): raw sienna

Derived terms

• burnt sienna
• raw sienna

Translations

clay

• Arabic: طين (ar) m

• Japanese: シエナ土 (shiena tsuchi)

pigment

colour

• Japanese: シエナ色 (shiena shoku)

Adjective

sienna (not comparable)

1. having a reddish-brown colour.

Translations

colour

• Japanese: シエナ色の (shienairo no)

Anagrams

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