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sienna

/siˈɛn.ə/

sienna noun: a form of clay containing iron and manganese.

Noun

sienna (countable and uncountable, plural siennas)

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

Adjective

sienna (not comparable)

  1. having a reddish-brown colour.

Proper noun capitalized: Sienna

Sienna (plural Siennas)

  1. A female given name from English of modern usage.

sienna meaning in Tagalog and Arabic

sienna in Tagalog

colour
siyena
clay
siyena
pigment
siyena

sienna in Arabic

clay
طين

Synonyms of sienna

Forms of sienna

Noun
pluralsiennas
Proper noun
pluralSiennas

Origin of sienna

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

From the colour sienna.

Words formed from sienna

Words that rhyme with sienna

Questions about sienna

What does sienna mean?
Sienna means a form of clay containing iron and manganese.
What is sienna in Tagalog?
Sienna in Tagalog is siyena. See Sienna meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is sienna?
Sienna can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sienna?
Sienna is pronounced /siˈɛn.ə/.
What is the plural of sienna?
The plural of sienna is siennas.

Words near sienna in the dictionary

  1. sienitic
  2. Sienkiewicz
  3. Sienkiewiczes
  4. Sienko
  5. Sienkos
  6. sienna
  7. siennas
  8. Siennese
  9. siens
  10. sient
  11. sients

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