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
- Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
- Of a yellowish-brown color.
- (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
- (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.
Word Forms
- cinnamons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vinaceous, cinnabar, cannelle, peelers, cassia, canella.
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