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noun

cinnamon

SIN-uh-mun/ˈsɪnəmən/

A sweet aromatic spice made from reddish-brown tree bark.

Cinnamon comes in curled bark sticks or as a ground spice.

A simple still life of cinnamon bark quills beside a small plain dish of ground cinnamon, with a loose bark strip making the spice’s tree-bark origin clear.
Etymology
cinnamonLatincinnamon

Latin cinnamomum named the bark spice and could also serve as a term of endearment. The selected English sense preserves the concrete spice meaning.

In context

Boring History For Sleep HQ35:09
… It's a warm, sweet, and powerful wave of cinnamon, clove, and something else.
The Surprisingly Simple Remedies of a Colonial American Apothecary | Boring History for Sleep

More examples

  • She sprinkles cinnamon over her oatmeal.
  • We simmer apple cider with cinnamon sticks.
  • She paints the wall a warm cinnamon shade.

Forms

cinnamon

Similar words

cassia
Cassia is a common type of cinnamon with stronger flavor.
nutmeg
Nutmeg is a seed spice with a nuttier flavor.