cinnamon

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English

Sticks of true cinnamon

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον, from Phoenician, cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/, SAMPA: /"sIn.@.m@n/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/, SAMPA: /"sIn.@.m@n/

Noun

cinnamon (countable and uncountable; plural cinnamons)

1. (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
2. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) 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. The product made of Cinnamomum verum is sometimes referred to as true cinnamon.
4. (countable) A yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon.

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Derived terms

• cinnamic acid
• cinnamon bear
• cinnamon fern
• cinnamon stick
• cinnamon stone

Translations

Cinnamomum verum

Bosnian: cimet (bs) m. Breton: gwez-kanell collective noun Bulgarian: канелено дърво n., канела f. Catalan: canyeller (ca) m., caneller (ca) m. Czech: skořicovník (cs) m. Dutch: kaneelboom (nl) m. Finnish: ceyloninkaneli (fi), kanelipuu (fi) French: cannelier (fr) m. German: Zimtbaum m. Greek: καννέλα (el) (kannéla) f. Hungarian: fahéjfa (hu) Icelandic: kaniltré (is) n., kanill (is) m. Italian: cannella (it) f. Japanese: ニッケイ (にけい, nikkei)

Latin: cinnamōmum (la) n., cinnamum (la) n. Norwegian: kaneltre (no) n. Polish: cynamonowiec m. Portuguese: caneleira f. Romanian: arbor de scorțișoară m. Russian: коричное дерево (ru) (koríčnoje dérevo) n. Slovak: škorica (sk) f. Spanish: canela (es) f. Swedish: äkta kanel (sv) c., kanel (sv) c. Thai: อบเชย (th) Turkish: tarçın (tr) Vietnamese: cây quế Volapük: kirfatep (vo), kirfatabim (vo)

any of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum

Catalan: canyeller (ca) m., caneller (ca) m. Finnish: kanelipuu (fi)

Spanish: canelo (es) m. Swedish: kanel (sv) c.

spice

Amharic: ቀረፋ (qäräfa) Arabic: قِرْفة (ar) (qirfa(t)) f. Egyptian Arabic: قرفة (qirfa(t)) f. Armenian: դարչին (hy) (darčin) Bosnian: cimet (bs) m. Breton: kanell m. Bulgarian: канела (bg) f. Catalan: canyella (ca) f., canella (ca) f. Chinese: rou4gui4 (肉桂) Czech: skořice (cs) f. Danish: kanel (da) c. Dutch: kaneel (nl) n. Esperanto: cinamo (eo) Finnish: kaneli (fi) French: cannelle (fr) f. German: Zimt (de) m., Kaneel (de) m. Greek: καννέλα (el) (kannéla) f. Hebrew: קינמון (qinamon) m.

Hungarian: fahéj (hu) Icelandic: kanill (is) m., kanell (is) m. Italian: cannella (it) f. Japanese: シナモン (shinamon), 肉桂 (にっき, nikki),(にっけい, nikkei) Kurdish: دارچین (ku) (Darchin) Latin: cinnamum (la) n. Macedonian: цимет (mk) (címet) m. Norwegian: kanel (no) Polish: cynamon (pl) m. Portuguese: canela (pt) f. Romanian: scorțișoară (ro) f. Russian: корица (ru) (korítsa) f. Slovene: cimet (sl) m. Spanish: canela (es) f. Swedish: kanel (sv) c. Turkish: tarçın (tr) Vietnamese: quế (vi) Volapük: kirfat (vo)

colour

Catalan: canyella (ca) f., canella (ca) f. Dutch: kaneelkleur f. Finnish: kanelinruskea Greek: κανελής (el) m. (kanelís) Icelandic: kanilbrúnn (is) m. Italian: cannella (it)

Japanese: 肉桂色 (にっけいしょく, nikkeishoku) Norwegian: kanelfarge (no) m. Spanish: color canela (es) Vietnamese: (màu) nâu vàng Volapük: kirfataköl (vo)

Adjective

cinnamon (not comparable)

1. Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
2. Of a yellowish-brown colour.

Translations

flavour

Bulgarian: канелен (bg) Catalan: canyella (ca) f., canella (ca) f. Dutch: kaneelachtig, met kaneelsmaak Finnish: kaneli-, kanelinmakuinen (fi) Hungarian: fahéjas (hu)

Italian: di cannella (it) Japanese: シナモン味の (shinamonaji no) Portuguese: canela (pt) f. Russian: коричный (ru) (koríčnyj) Vietnamese: (hương vị) quế

colour

Bulgarian: канелен (bg) Catalan: canyella (ca) f., canella (ca) f. Dutch: kaneelkleurig Finnish: kanelinruskea (fi) French: cannelle (invariable)

Italian: cannella (it) Japanese: 肉桂色の (にっけいしょくの, nikkeishoku no) Vietnamese: (màu) quế Volapük: kirfatakölik (vo)

See also

• essonite, hessonite
• five-spice powder
• red-hot
• red hotspicy candy
• Appendix:Colors

External links

• cinnamon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• cinnamon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• cinnamon at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• nonmanic