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Definition of cinnamon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cinnamon

noun
 
/ˈsɪnəmən/
 
/ˈsɪnəmən/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the inner bark of a South-East Asian tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially in sweet foods
    • cinnamon sticks
    • ground cinnamon
    Topics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCinnamon is used before these nouns:
    • bun
    • roll
    • sugar
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cinnamome (from Greek kinnamōmon), and Latin cinnamon (from Greek kinnamon), both from a Semitic language and perhaps based on Malay.
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