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–noun
1. See under sienna (def. 1).
2. an intense dark reddish-brown color.
Origin:
1835–45
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si⋅en⋅na

  [see-en-uh]
–noun
1. a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna).
2. the color of such a pigment.
Origin:
1750–60; < It (terra di) Sien(n)a (earth of) Siena
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burnt sienna  
n.  

  1. A reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining raw sienna.

  2. A dark reddish orange.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

sienna 
1760, from It. terra di Sienna "earth of Siena," city in central Italy, where the coloring material was first produced.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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