Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable)A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

  2. (countable, uncountable)Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).

    кори́чникkoríčnik

  3. (uncountable)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 a trade name for spices made of any of the species above.

    cinnamon toast

    cinnamon gum

    Zimt, Kaneel

    кори́цаkoríca

    кори́цяkorýcja, цинамо́нcynamón

    spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground

  4. 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 a trade name for spices made of any of the species above.

    (countable, uncountable)True cinnamon, the product made of Cinnamomum verum

    Zimtbaum

    кори́чное де́ревоkoríčnoje dérevo, кори́цаkoríca, кори́чник настоя́щийkoríčnik nastojáščij

  5. (countable)A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

    They instructed the upholsterer to do the sofa in cinnamon and the ottoman in umber.

    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

Examples

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  1. One of my favorite spices is cinnamon.

    Однією з моїх улюблених приправ є кориця.

    ruКорица — одна из моих любимых приправ.

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  2. Tom likes tea with cinnamon.

    Тому подобається чай з корицею.

    ruТом любит чай с корицей.

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  3. Could I have three cinnamon donuts?

    deKönnte ich drei Zimtkringel haben?

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  4. Tom often puts cinnamon in his coffee.

    ruТом часто добавляет в кофе корицу.

    deTom gibt oft Zimt in seinen Kaffee.

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  5. Do you ever use cinnamon in your cooking?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
spice:
Русский
By meaning 3
any of related trees in the genus Cinnamomum:
spice:
Cinnamomum verum:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
spice:
Cinnamomum verum:

Origin

From Middle English synamome, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum,

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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