sienna
noun/siˈenə/
/siˈenə/
[uncountable]- a type of dark yellow or red clay used for giving colour to paints, etc.; a dark yellow or red colour
- Burnt sienna, with its rich luminous red, makes an ideal colour for adding warmth to natural brick.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Italian (terra di) Sienna ‘(earth of) Siena’.Definitions on the go
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