cinnamon
A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or…A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
Meaning
5 senses(countable)A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
(countable, uncountable)Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
кори́чникkoríčnik
(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
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
(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
50 sentencesOne of my favorite spices is cinnamon.
Однією з моїх улюблених приправ є кориця. — oromashka
ruКорица — одна из моих любимых приправ. — odexed
Tom likes tea with cinnamon.
Тому подобається чай з корицею. — deniko
ruТом любит чай с корицей. — Wezel
Could I have three cinnamon donuts?
deKönnte ich drei Zimtkringel haben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom often puts cinnamon in his coffee.
ruТом часто добавляет в кофе корицу. — marafon
deTom gibt oft Zimt in seinen Kaffee. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you ever use cinnamon in your cooking?
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: cinnamonsSynonyms
4 synonyms- tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon:Ceylon cinnamonCeylon cinnamon treeCinnamomum zeylanicum
- aromatic bark used as a spice:cinnamon bark
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable