synamome

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamōmum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον (kínnamon), κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), from Phoenician.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsinamɔːm/, /ˈsinəmɔːm/, /ˈsinəmum/, /ˈsinəmun/

Noun

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synamome (uncountable)

  1. cinnamon (The bark of trees of certain species of the genus Cinnamomum)
  2. (rare) The cinnamon tree; the trees which produce cinnamon.
  3. (rare) A term of endearment.

Descendants

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