sienese
sienese Lexical Profile
• adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the city of Siena in central Italy, its people, its historical republic, or its distinctive school of Renaissance art.
"The museum's medieval wing features several gold-ground altarpieces created by fourteenth-century Sienese painters."
• noun
A native or inhabitant of the city or province of Siena in Tuscany, Italy.
"During the historic Palio horse race, local Sienese gather in the central piazza to cheer for their respective city wards."
The Tuscan dialect of Italian spoken in and around the city of Siena.
"Linguists often study Sienese alongside Florentine to understand the historical development of standard Italian pronunciation."
• Rhymes for sienese
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Senese, derived from Siena, the name of the historic city in Tuscany, Italy, combined with the suffix -ese denoting origin or affiliation.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.