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sienna¹

  • /siˈɛn.ə/

Sounds like Siena · Rhymes with -ɛnə

Where it comes from

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

noun siennas

  1. countable A form of clay containing iron and manganese.

    Similar: raw sienna

  2. countable, uncountable A pigment with a reddish-brown colour.
  3. countable, uncountable A light reddish-brown colour.

adjective

  1. not comparable having a reddish-brown colour.

Sienna²

Where it comes from

From the colour sienna.

proper noun Siennas

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

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noun colour

日本語シエナ色 shiena shoku
Românăsiena

noun clay

日本語シエナ土 shiena tsuchi
Românăpământ de Siena
العربيةطين

adj colour

日本語シエナ色の shienairo no
Românăsiena

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"sienna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sienna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sienna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sienna

Chicago

"sienna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sienna.

BibTeX
@misc{sienna_2026,
  title = {sienna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sienna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}