Cinnamon Definition
sĭnə-mən
noun
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.
Webster's New World
This bark.
Webster's New World
Any tree or shrub from which this bark is obtained.
Webster's New World
Yellowish brown.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Ceylon cinnamon tree
- Ceylon cinnamon
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum
- cinnamon bark
adjective
Made or flavored with cinnamon.
Webster's New World
Yellowish-brown.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cinnamon
Noun
Singular:
cinnamon
Plural:
cinnamonsOrigin of Cinnamon
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From Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον (kinnamon) κινναμωμον (kinnamomon), from Phoenician, cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).
From Wiktionary
Middle English cinamome from Old French from Latin cinnamōmum from Greek kinnamōmon probably of Semitic origin Hebrew qinnāmôn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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