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sienna en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• sē-ĕnʹə
• (US) audio
• /siˈɛn.ə/

Etymology

From Italian terra di Siena (“earth of Siena”), Siena being the most notable Renaissance location of the clay.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) having a reddish-brown colour.

Translations (2)

ja シエナ色の (colour) · ro siena (colour)

sienna en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• sē-ĕnʹə
• (US) audio
• /siˈɛn.ə/

Etymology

From Italian terra di Siena (“earth of Siena”), Siena being the most notable Renaissance location of the clay.

Meanings

1. (countable) A form of clay containing iron and manganese.
2. (countable, uncountable) A pigment with a reddish-brown colour.
3. (countable, uncountable) A light reddish-brown colour.

Forms

Deriveds

raw sienna · burnt sienna

Synonyms

raw sienna (clay)

Translations (15)

fi siena (pigment) · ka სიენა (pigment) · pl sjena (clay) · ja シエナ色 (colour) · tl siyena (clay) · pl sjena (pigment) · ro siena (colour) · fi sienna (pigment) · tl siyena (pigment) · tl siyena (colour) · ar طين (clay) · ro pământ de Siena (clay) · pl sjena (colour) · ka მოწითალო-ყავისფერი (colour) · ja シエナ土 (clay)