Cinnamon

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈsɪn.É™.mÉ™n/
• UK IPA: /ˈsɪn.É™.mÉ™n/
• US IPA: /ˈsɪn.É™.mÉ™n/, /ˈsɪn.É™.mɪn/, (nonstandard) /ˈsɪ.mɪn/

Origin

From Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον κινναμωμον (kinnamomon), from Phoenician, cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן.

Full definition of cinnamon

Noun

1. (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or , belonging to the family Lauraceae.
2. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon () and Chinese cinnamon or cassia ( or ).
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 .
4. (countable) A yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon.

Derived terms

• cinnamic acid
• cinnamon bear
• cinnamon fern
• cinnamon stick
• cinnamon stone
• oil of cinnamon
• wild cinnamon

Adjective

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

Anagrams

• nonmanic