SIENNA


Meaning of SIENNA in English

/ siˈenə; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a type of dark yellow or red clay used for giving colour to paints, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from Italian (terra di) Sienna (earth of) Siena.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.