cinnamon

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[edit] English

Sticks of true cinnamon

[edit] Etymology

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

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

[edit] Noun

Singular
cinnamon

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural cinnamons

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.
    cinnamon colour:    

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cinnamon (not comparable)

Positive
cinnamon

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

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

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