Meanings
cinnamon1
nouncinnamon (countable and uncountable, plural cinnamons)
plural cinnamons
- countableA small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- countableuncountableSeveral related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
- uncountableA 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 a trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
cinnamon gum
2 more examples
cinnamon toast
cinnamon-flavoured
- countableuncountabletrue cinnamon, the product made of Cinnamomum verum
adjectivecinnamon (not comparable)
- not comparableContaining cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
Cinnamon2
proper nounCinnamon (plural Cinnamons)
plural Cinnamons
- A surname.
- A female given name.
Cinnamon went on a tear to get the house ready […]
2023, Christine Pride, Jo Piazza, You Were Always Mine, page 195
Synonyms & antonyms
nountropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
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Origin
- Phoenician[Term?]
- Ancient Greekκιννάμωμον
- Latincinnamon
- Old Frenchcinnamone
- Middle Englishsynamome
- Englishcinnamon
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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Afrikaans kaneelboom, kaneel
- kaneelboomCinnamomum verum
- kaneelspice
Ancient Greek κιννάμωμον
- κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon)spice
Arabic قِرْفَة, قِرْفَة
- قِرْفَة (qirfa)Cinnamomum verum
- قِرْفَة (qirfa)spice
Basque kanela
- kanelaCinnamomum verum
Bengali দারচিনি, দারুচিনি
- দারচিনি (darcini)Cinnamomum verum
- দারুচিনি (darucini)Cinnamomum verum
Bulgarian кане́лено дърво́, кане́ла
- кане́лено дърво́ (kanéleno dărvó)Cinnamomum verum
- кане́ла (kanéla)Cinnamomum verum
- кане́ла (kanéla)spice
- канелен (kanelen)flavor
- канелен (kanelen)color
Catalan canyeller, caneller
- canyellerany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- canellerany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- canyellacolor
- canellacolor
- canyellerCinnamomum verum
- canellerCinnamomum verum
- canyellaspice
- canellaspice
- canyellaflavor
- canellaflavor
- canyellacolor
- canellacolor
Chinese Cantonese 肉桂
- 肉桂 (juk⁶ gwai³)spice
Chinese Mandarin 肉桂, 桂皮
- 肉桂 (ròuguì)Cinnamomum verum
- 桂皮 (guìpí)Cinnamomum verum
- 肉桂 (ròuguì)spice
Czech skořicovník, skořice
- skořicovníkCinnamomum verum
- skořicespice
- skořicovýflavor
Danish kanel
- kanelspice
Dutch kaneelkleur, kaneelboom
- kaneelkleurcolor
- kaneelboomCinnamomum verum
- kaneelspice
- kaneelachtigflavor
- met kaneelsmaakflavor
- kaneelkleurigcolor
Esperanto cinamujo, vera cinamomo
- cinamujoany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- vera cinamomoCinnamomum verum
- cinamospice
Estonian kaneel
- kaneelspice
Finnish kanelipuu, kanelinruskea
- kanelipuuany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- kanelinruskeacolor
- ceyloninkaneliCinnamomum verum
- kanelipuuCinnamomum verum
- kanelispice
- kaneli-flavor
- kanelinmakuinenflavor
- kanelinruskeacolor
French cannelier, cannelle
- cannelierany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- cannellecolor
- cannelierCinnamomum verum
- cannellespice
- cannellecolor
German Zimtbaum, Zimt
- ZimtbaumCinnamomum verum
- Zimtspice
- Kaneelspice
- Zimtflavor
Greek κανελί, κανέλα
- κανελί (kanelí)color
- κανέλα (kanéla)Cinnamomum verum
- κανέλα (kanéla)spice
- κανελής (kanelís)color
Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן, קינמון \ קִנָּמוֹן
- קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmṓn)Cinnamomum verum
- קינמון \ קִנָּמוֹן (kinamón)spice
Hindi दालचीनी, दारचीनी
- दालचीनी (dālcīnī)Cinnamomum verum
- दारचीनी (dārcīnī)spice
- दालचीनी (dālcīnī)spice
- मुखशोधन (mukhśodhan)spice
- शीत (śīt)spice
- सलपत्र (salpatra)spice
- सुगंधवल्कल (sugandhvalkal)spice
- चोतक (cotak)spice
- चोच (coc)spice
Hungarian fahéjbarna, fahéjszín
- fahéjbarnacolor
- fahéjszíncolor
- fahéjfaCinnamomum verum
- fahéjspice
- cimetspice
- fahéjasflavor
- fahéjbarnacolor
Icelandic kanilbrúnn, kaniltré
- kanilbrúnncolor
- kaniltréCinnamomum verum
- kanillCinnamomum verum
- kanillspice
- kanellspice
Indonesian kayu manis, kayu manis
- kayu manisCinnamomum verum
- kayu manisspice
Irish cainéal
- cainéalspice
Italian cinnamomo, cannella
- cinnamomoany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- cannellacolor
- cannellaCinnamomum verum
- cannellaspice
- di cannellaflavor
- cannellacolor
Japanese 肉桂, 肉桂色
- 肉桂 (nikkei)any of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- 肉桂色 (nikkeiiro)color
- セイロンニッケイ (Seiron nikkei)Cinnamomum verum
- シナモン (shinamon)spice
- 肉桂 (nikki, nikkei)spice
- シナモン味の (shinamon-aji no)flavor
- 肉桂色の (nikkei-iro no)color
Korean 시나몬, 실론계피나무
- 시나몬 (sinamon)Cinnamomum verum
- 실론계피나무 (sillon'gyepinamu)Cinnamomum verum
- 계피 (gyepi)spice
- 시나몬 (sinamon)spice
Latin cinnamōmum, cinnamum
- cinnamōmumCinnamomum verum
- cinnamumCinnamomum verum
- cinnamōmumspice
- cinnamumspice
Latvian kanēlis
- kanēlisspice
Lithuanian cinamonas
- cinamonasspice
Malay kayu manis, kayu manis
- kayu manisCinnamomum verum
- kayu manisspice
- kulit kayu manisspice
Māori hinamona
- hinamonaspice
Norwegian kanelfarge, kaneltre
- kanelfargecolor
- kaneltreCinnamomum verum
- kanelspice
Persian دارچین, دارچین
- دارچین (dârčin)Cinnamomum verum
- دارچین (dârčin)spice
Polish cynamonowiec, cynamonowy
- cynamonowiecany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- cynamonowycolor
- cynamonowiecCinnamomum verum
- cynamonspice
- cynamonowyflavor
- cynamonowycolor
Portuguese canela, caneleira
- canelacolor
- caneleiraCinnamomum verum
- canelaspice
- de canelaflavor
- canelacolor
Punjabi ਦਾਲ਼ਚੀਨੀ
- ਦਾਲ਼ਚੀਨੀ (dāḷcīnī)spice
Romanian scorțișor, scorțișoară
- scorțișorCinnamomum verum
- scorțișoarăspice
Russian кори́чник, кори́чное де́рево
- кори́чник (koríčnik)any of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- кори́чное де́рево (koríčnoje dérevo)Cinnamomum verum
- кори́ца (koríca)Cinnamomum verum
- кори́чник настоя́щий (koríčnik nastojáščij)Cinnamomum verum
- кори́ца (koríca)spice
- кори́чный (koríčnyj)flavor
Slovak škoricovník, škorica
- škoricovníkCinnamomum verum
- škoricaspice
- škoricovýflavor
- škoricovýcolor
Spanish canelo, color canela
- caneloany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- color canelacolor
- caneloCinnamomum verum
- canelaspice
Swahili mdalasini, dalasini
- mdalasiniCinnamomum verum
- dalasinispice
Swedish kanel, äkta kanel
- kanelany of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum
- äkta kanelCinnamomum verum
- kanelCinnamomum verum
- kanelspice
Tagalog kanela, kanela
- kanelaCinnamomum verum
- kanelaspice
Tamil இலவங்கம், கருவா
- இலவங்கம் (ilavaṅkam)Cinnamomum verum
- கருவா (karuvā)Cinnamomum verum
- கறுவா (kaṟuvā)Cinnamomum verum
- கருவாப்பட்டை (karuvāppaṭṭai)spice
- இலவங்கப்பட்டை (ilavaṅkappaṭṭai)spice
Thai อบเชย, อบเชย
- อบเชย (òp-chəəi)Cinnamomum verum
- อบเชย (òp-chəəi)spice
Turkish tarçın ağacı, tarçın
- tarçın ağacıCinnamomum verum
- tarçınspice
Ukrainian кори́ця, цинамо́н
- кори́ця (korýcja)spice
- цинамо́н (cynamón)spice
Urdu دارچینی
- دارچینی (dārcīnī)spice
Vietnamese (màu) nâu vàng, cây quế
- (màu) nâu vàngcolor
- cây quếCinnamomum verum
- quếspice
- (hương vị) quếflavor
- (màu) quếcolor
Welsh sinamon
- sinamonspice
Yiddish צימרינג, צימערינג
- צימרינג (tsimring)spice
- צימערינג (tsimering)spice
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APA
cinnamon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon
MLA
“cinnamon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinnamon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinnamon.
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