cinnamon

Definitions


[ˈsɪnəmən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a Southeast Asian tree
(e.g: a teaspoon of ground cinnamon)

- the tree which yields cinnamon


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French cinnamome (from Greek kinnamōmon), and Latin cinnamon (from Greek kinnamon), both from a Semitic language and perhaps based on Malay




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