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Word: Sienna
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Italian (terra di) Sienna ‘(earth of) Siena’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈɛnə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a kind of ferruginous earth used as a pigment in painting, normally yellowish-brown in colour (raw sienna) or deep reddish-brown when roasted (burnt sienna).
Short Definition:kind of ferruginous earth used as pigment in painting
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