cinnamon

cin·na·mon  (sn-mn)

n.

1.

a. The dried aromatic inner bark of certain tropical Asian trees in the genus Cinnamomum, especially C. verum and C. loureirii, often ground and used as a spice.

b. A plant yielding this bark.

2. A light reddish brown.

adj.

Of a light reddish brown.

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[Middle English cinamome, from Old French, from Latin cinnammum, from Greek kinnammon, probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew qinnmôn.]

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cin·namic (s-nmk) adj.

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cinnamon

Noun

the spice obtained from the aromatic bark of a tropical Asian tree [Hebrew qinnamown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cinnamon - aromatic bark used as a spice cinnamon bark Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon - tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon bark - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
	2.	cinnamon - tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum cinnamon - spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family Cinnamomum, genus Cinnamomum - Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs cinnamon, cinnamon bark - aromatic bark used as a spice
	3.	cinnamon - spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food stick cinnamon - dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon - tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

Translations

cinnamon [ˈsɪnəmən] n → canela

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cinnamon [ˈsɪnəmən] n → cannelle f

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cinnamon [ˈsɪnəmən] n → Zimt m

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cinnamon [ˈsɪnəmən] n → cannella