cinnamon

Noun

1. (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
2. (countable, uncountable) Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
3. (uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
4. (countable, uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
5. (countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
2. (not-comparable) Of a yellowish-brown color.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: synamome

Cognate with Hebrew: קִנָּמוֹן

In summary

From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).

Synonyms

cinnamon bark

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Ceylon cinnamon tree

cassia

Ceylon cinnamon

Chinese cinnamon

white cinnamon tree

wild cinnamon

cinnamomum

Translations

cannelle

cannella

Zimt

canela

canyella

canela

kaneel

cynamon

tarçın

قرفة

cinnamum

cannelier

Zimtbaum

κανέλα

canelo

Sentences

I'd like to order some cinnamon pretzels , please .