cinnamon

[ sin-uh-muh n ]
/ ˈsɪn ə mən /
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noun

adjective

(of food) containing or flavored with cinnamon.
reddish-brown or yellowish-brown.

Origin of cinnamon

1400–50; < Latin < Late Greek kínnamon < Semitic (compare Hebrew qinnāmōn); replacing late Middle English cinamome < Middle French < Latin cinnamōmum < Greek kinnámōmon < Semitic as above

OTHER WORDS FROM cinnamon

cin·na·moned, adjective cin·na·mon·ic [sin-uh-mon-ik] /ˌsɪn əˈmɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby cinnamon

cinnamene, cinnamic, cinnamic acid, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon, cinnamon bear, cinnamon bun, cinnamon fern, cinnamon sedge, cinnamon stone

Words related to cinnamon

fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, russet, puce, mahogany

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British Dictionary definitions for cinnamon

cinnamon
/ (ˈsɪnəmən) /

noun

a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark
the spice obtained from the bark of this tree, used for flavouring food and drink
Saigon cinnamon an E Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum loureirii, the bark of which is used as a cordial and to relieve flatulence
any of several similar or related trees or their bark See cassia (def. 2)
  1. a light yellowish brown
  2. (as modifier)a cinnamon coat

Derived forms of cinnamon

cinnamic or cinnamonic (ˌsɪnəˈmɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for cinnamon

C15: from Old French cinnamome, via Latin and Greek, from Hebrew qinnamown