Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food.
cinnamon in British English
(ˈsɪnəmən)
noun
1.
a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark
2.
the spice obtained from the bark of this tree, used for flavouring food and drink
3. Saigon cinnamon
4.
any of several similar or related trees or their bark
cassia (sense 2)
5.
a.
a light yellowish brown
b.
(as modifier)
a cinnamon coat
Derived forms
cinnamic (cinˈnamic) or cinnamonic (ˌsɪnəˈmɒnɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Old French cinnamome, via Latin and Greek, from Hebrew qinnamown
cinnamon in American English
(ˈsɪnəmən)
noun
1.
the yellowish-brown spice made from the dried inner bark of several trees or shrubs (genus Cinnamomum) of the laurel family, native to the East Indies and Southeast Asia
2.
this bark
3.
any tree or shrub from which this bark is obtained
4.
yellowish brown
adjective
5.
yellowish-brown
6.
made or flavored with cinnamon
Word origin
ME cinamome < OFr < L cinnamomum < Gr kinnamōmon < Heb qinnāmōn, cinnamon
Godfrey held up a jar full of biscuits -- cinnamon knots that Rebecca had made.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
The meal is only rescued by Theresa's Christmas pudding, accompanied by her irritatingly delicious home-made cinnamon ice cream.
Alex George LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
Mother liked tea and cinnamon toast brought to her in the morning.
Smiley, Jane BARN BLIND (2002)
Word lists with
cinnamon
herb, tree, yellow
In other languages
cinnamon
British English: cinnamon /ˈsɪnəmən/ NOUN
Cinnamon is a spice used for flavouring sweet food.
American English: cinnamon
Arabic: قِرْفَة
Brazilian Portuguese: canela
Chinese: 桂皮
Croatian: cimet
Czech: skořice
Danish: kanel
Dutch: kaneel
European Spanish: canela
Finnish: kaneli
French: cannelle
German: Zimt
Greek: κανέλα
Italian: cannella
Japanese: シナモン
Korean: 계피
Norwegian: kanel
Polish: cynamon
European Portuguese: canela
Romanian: scorțișoară
Russian: корица
Latin American Spanish: canela
Swedish: kanel
Thai: อบเชย
Turkish: tarçın
Ukrainian: кориця
Vietnamese: quế
All related terms of 'cinnamon'
cinnamon bear
a reddish-brown variety of the American black bear
cinnamon bun
a honey bun flavored with cinnamon and often containing raisins
cinnamon fern
a large, New World fern ( Osmunda cinnamomea , family Osmundaceae) having sterile green fronds and other fronds that bear spores and turn a cinnamon color as the spores mature
cinnamon sedge
an angler's name for a small caddis fly, Limnephilus lunatus, having pale hind wings, that frequents sluggish water
cinnamon stick
a rolled strip of the dried aromatic bark of the tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum , used as a spice for flavouring food and drink
cinnamon stone
→ essonite
cinnamon toast
buttered toast made with sugar and cinnamon
Saigon cinnamon
an E Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum loureirii, the bark of which is used as a cordial and to relieve flatulence