Pronunciation: s ə - ' n ō -p ē - ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pi · as or -pie \ -p ē - ˌ ā \
Etymology: Italian, from Latin sinopis, from Greek sin ō pis, from Sin ō p ē Sinop, ancient seaport in Asia Minor
Date: 1844
1 : a red to reddish-brown earth pigment used by the ancients that depends for its color on its content of red ferric oxide
2 : a preliminary drawing for a fresco done in sinopia