cinnamon
IPA: sˈɪnʌmʌn
noun
- (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
- (chiefly uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
- true cinnamon, the product made of Cinnamomum verum
- (countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.
- A surname.
- A female given name
adjective
- Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
- Of a yellowish-brown color.
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Examples of "cinnamon" in Sentences
- Cinnamon is the dominant flavour.
- The woman likes to eat cinnamon bun.
- The filling is a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.
- The area between the eyes is cinnamon in color.
- The cap is cinnamon brown, darker in the center.
- The chocolate is made of sugar, cocoa and cinnamon.
- The Arabians employed a trick to obtain the cinnamon.
- Her mom baked and coated the apples in cinnamon and sugar.
- The balance plantation is of rubber, cinnamon and coconut.
- Also, the throat is whitish, the foreneck and breast are cinnamon.
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