cinnamon

cinnamon
cinnamon (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. cinnamone (13c.), from L. cinnamum, cinnamomum "cinnamon" (also used as a term of endearment), from Gk. kinnamomon, from a Phoenician word akin to Heb. qinnamon. Stripped from the bark of a tree in the avocado family. Ceylon cinnamon, the true cinnamon, is used in Britain, but American cinnamon is almost always from the related cassia tree of Southeast Asia and is stronger and sweeter.

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  • Cinnamon — Cin na*mon, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u] m[=a]nis sweet wood.] (a) The inner bark of the shoots of {Cinnamomum… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cinnamon — bezeichnet: Cinnamon (Comic), den Titel einer Reihe von Westerncomics des US amerikanischen Verlags DC. Cinnamon (Band), eine schwedische Indiepop Band eine Fellfarbe bei Hauskatzen, siehe Fellfarben der Katze …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cinnamon — [sin′ə mən] n. [ME cinamome < OFr < L cinnamomum < Gr kinnamōmon < Heb qinnāmōn, cinnamon] 1. the yellowish brown spice made from the dried inner bark of several trees or shrubs (genus Cinnamomum) of the laurel family, native to the… …   English World dictionary

  • cinnamon — ► NOUN 1) an aromatic spice made from the dried and rolled bark of an Asian tree. 2) a yellowish brown colour resembling cinnamon. ORIGIN Greek kinnam mon …   English terms dictionary

  • Cinnamon — For other uses, see Cinnamon (disambiguation). Cinnamon sticks or quills and ground cinnamon Cinnamon (   …   Wikipedia

  • cinnamon — cinnamoned, adj. cinnamonic /sin euh mon ik/, adj. /sin euh meuhn/, n. 1. the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, esp. the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon), used… …   Universalium

  • cinnamon — 1. noun /ˈsɪn.ə.mən,ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ a) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae. b) Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum… …   Wiktionary

  • cinnamon — 1. The dried bark of Cinnamomum loureirii Nees (family Lauraceae), an aromatic bark used as a spice and, in medicine, as an adjuvant, carminative, and aromatic stomachic. SYN: Saigon c.. 2. The dried inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum… …   Medical dictionary

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