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 bark
2 : a light yellowish brown

— cin·na·mony \-mə-nē\ adjective