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Added 9 October 2026

cinnamon

/ˈsɪnəmən/ noun

In Latin: cinnamōmum, cinnamum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cinnamon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Aromatic bark used as a spice.
Tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon.
Spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground.

Origin

From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), later κίνναμον (kínnamon), according to Herodotus from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).

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