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cinnamon

Syllabification: (cin·na·mon)

Pronunciation: /ˈsinəmən/

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Definition of cinnamon

noun

1an aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a Southeast Asian tree.
a reddish- or yellowish-brown color resembling that of cinnamon.

2 (also cinnamon tree) the tree which yields cinnamon.
- Genus Cinnamomum, family Lauraceae: several species, in particular C. zeylanicum, native to southern India and Sri Lanka

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French cinnamome (from Greek kinnamōmon), and Latin cinnamon (from Greek kinnamon), both from a Semitic language and perhaps based on Malay

Spell cinnamon with a double n in the middle; the ending is -mon.

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