noun
cinnamon
SIHN-uh-muhn
noun
1
A spice made from the dried, curled bark of a tropical evergreen tree, sold as sticks or ground into powder.
"She sprinkled cinnamon over the porridge."
"The recipe calls for a teaspoon of ground cinnamon."
2
A warm, reddish-brown colour, like the spice.
"He painted the door a rich cinnamon shade."
adj
1
Flavoured with cinnamon, or coloured a reddish-brown.
"They ordered cinnamon rolls for breakfast."
How to Use Cinnamon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common sweet-spicy spice from tree bark, also used as a colour name.
Common pairings
ground cinnamon
cinnamon stick
cinnamon roll
Word Forms
cinnamons plural, Cinnamons plural
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Etymology
From Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamomum, from Greek kinnamomon — ultimately traced by ancient writers to a Phoenician word, related to Hebrew qinnamon.