cinnamon

Definitions

1. A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
   countable
2. A surname.
3. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
   countable, uncountable
4. feminine singular of canelo
5. A female given name.
6. A 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 trade name for spices made of any of the species above.
   uncountable
7. true cinnamon, the product made of Cinnamomum verum
   countable, uncountable
8. A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.
   countable

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Examples

“Cinnamon went on a tear⟳ to get⟳ the house ready […]”

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