ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cinnamon

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cinnamon is a noun meaning (countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

Meaning

(countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

More Meanings

  1. Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
  2. Of a yellowish-brown color.
  3. (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
  4. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
  5. (chiefly 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.

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