burnt sienna

[burnt see-en-uh]

noun

1. sienna1

2. an intense dark reddish-brown color.

burnt sienna

noun

1. a reddish-brown dye or pigment obtained by roasting raw sienna in a furnace

2. a dark reddish-orange to reddish-brown colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of burnt sienna¹

First recorded in 1835–45