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sienna

si·en·na
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [see-en-uh]
    • /siˈɛn ə/
    • /siˈen.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-en-uh]
    • /siˈɛn ə/

Definitions of sienna word

  • noun sienna a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna) 1
  • noun sienna the color of such a pigment. 1
  • noun sienna brown earth pigment 1
  • noun sienna brown colour 1
  • noun sienna a natural earth containing ferric oxide used as a yellowish-brown pigment when untreated (raw sienna) or a reddish-brown pigment when roasted (burnt sienna) 0
  • noun sienna the colour of this pigment 0

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Origin of sienna

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; < Italian (terra di) Sien(n)a (earth of) Siena

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Parts of speech for Sienna

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sienna popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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