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)

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

Synonyms

(clay): raw sienna

Derived terms

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)

having a reddish-brown colour.

Translations

colour

Japanese: シエナ色の (shienairo no)

Romanian: siena

Anagrams

Annies, Sannie, inanes, insane, nenias

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