Main Entry:

cin·na·mon

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 \-mə-nē\ adjective