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Definitions for Cinnamon

[1] the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) , used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon) , used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
[2] a tree yielding such bark.
[3] any allied or similar tree.
[4] a common culinary spice of dried rolled strips of this bark, often made into a powder.
[5] cassia(def 1) .
[6] a yellowish or reddish brown.
[7] (of food) containing or flavored with cinnamon.
[8] reddish-brown or yellowish-brown.
[9] a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark
[10] the spice obtained from the bark of this tree, used for flavouring food and drink
[11] Saigon cinnamon an E Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum loureirii, the bark of which is used as a cordial and to relieve flatulence
[12] any of several similar or related trees or their bark See cassia (def. 2)
[13] a light yellowish brown (as modifier) a cinnamon coat

Words related to Cinnamon

fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, russet, puce, mahogany

Words nearby Cinnamon

cinnamene, cinnamic, cinnamic acid, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon, cinnamon bear, cinnamon bun, cinnamon fern, cinnamon sedge, cinnamon stone

Origin of Cinnamon

1400–50; < Latin < Late Greek kínnamon < Semitic (compare Hebrew qinnāmōn ); replacing late Middle English cinamome < Middle French < Latin cinnamōmum < Greek kinnámōmon < Semitic as above

Other words from Cinnamon

cin·na·moned , adjective
cin·na·mon·ic [sin-uh -mon -ik] /ˌsɪn əˈmɒn ɪk/ , adjective

Word origin for Cinnamon

C15: from Old French cinnamome, via Latin and Greek, from Hebrew qinnamown

Synonyms for Cinnamon

amber, bay, beige, bister, brick, bronze, buff, chestnut, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, copper, drab, dust, ecru, fawn, ginger, hazel, henna, khaki, mahogany, nut, ochre, puce, russet, rust, sepia, sorrel, tan, toast, umber, auburn, burnt sienna, snuff-colored, tawny, terra-cotta