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cinnamon

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
cin·na·mon 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cinnamon
Pronunciation:
\ˈsi-nə-mən\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
Middle English cynamone, from Anglo-French, from Latin cinnamomum, cinnamon, from Greek kinnamōmon, kinnamon, of non-IE origin; akin to Hebrew qinnāmōn cinnamon
Date:
14th century
1 a: any of several Asian trees (genus Cinnamomum) of the laurel family b: an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon (especially C. zeylanicum) ; also : the bark2: a light yellowish brown
cin·na·mony 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cinnamony \-mə-nē\ adjective


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