umber
noun/ˈʌmbə(r)/
/ˈʌmbər/
[uncountable]- a dark brown or yellow-brown colour used in paintsWord Originmid 16th cent.: from French (terre d')ombre or Italian (terra di) ombra, literally ‘(earth of) shadow’, from Latin umbra ‘shadow’ or Umbra (feminine) ‘Umbrian’.
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