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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cin•na•mon /ˈsɪnəmən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Fooda sweet-smelling spice made from the inner bark of various Asian trees of the laurel family.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cin•na•mon (sin′ə mən),USA pronunciation n. - the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, esp. the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon,) used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon,) used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
- a tree yielding such bark.
- Plant Biologyany allied or similar tree.
- Fooda common culinary spice of dried rolled strips of this bark, often made into a powder.
- cassia (def. 1).
- a yellowish or reddish brown.
adj. - Food(of food) containing or flavored with cinnamon.
- reddish-brown or yellowish-brown.
- Semitic as above
- Greek kinnámōmon
- Latin cinnamōmum
- Middle French
- Semitic (compare Hebrew qinnāmōn); replacing late Middle English cinamome
- Late Greek kínnamon
- Latin
- 1400–50;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cinnamon /ˈsɪnəmən/ n - a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark
- the spice obtained from the bark of this tree, used for flavouring food and drink
- a light yellowish brown
- (as modifier): a cinnamon coat
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French cinnamome, via Latin and Greek, from Hebrew qinnamown |