sienna

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^(key): /siˈɛnə/
• Homophones: Siena

Noun

sienna (countable and uncountable, plural siennas)

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

   sienna colour:  

Synonyms

• (clay): raw sienna

Derived terms

• burnt sienna
• raw sienna

Translations

clay

Arabic: طين‎ m Japanese: シエナ土 (shiena tsuchi) Polish: sjena (pl) f

Romanian: pământ de Siena n Tagalog: siyena

pigment

Polish: sjena (pl) f

Tagalog: siyena

colour

Japanese: シエナ色 (shiena shoku) Polish: sjena (pl) f

Romanian: siena f Tagalog: siyena

Adjective

sienna (not comparable)

1. having a reddish-brown colour.

Translations

colour

Japanese: シエナ色の (shienairo no)

Romanian: siena

Anagrams

• Annies, Sannie, inanes, insane, nenias