Meanings
nouncannelle (uncountable)
- rareuncountablecinnamon
Hypocras, a very sweet wine infused with cannelle.
1979, Patrick Turnbull, Dordogne1 more example
The thing that the adepts seemed to enjoy most was the drink of Petro. That is a mixture of pig blood, fresh from the wound, white wine, red wine, a pinch of flour, cannelle and nutmeg. All of this is put in a bowl and whipped well.
1938, Zora Hurston, Tell My Horse
Origin
- Frenchcannelle
- Frenchcannelle
- Englishcannelle
Borrowed from French cannelle.
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cannelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannelle
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“cannelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cannelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cannelle.
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